Life Link is a monitoring equipment set. It is aimed to monitor the elderly user’s physical conditions, and to warn his child whether an emergency arises; meanwhile also reminds the children to frequently contact their beloved parent.[more]
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Life Link, a caring life monitoring system for empty nesters
16 April 2014 – 5.42 pmPinch: system for chronic pain management
29 March 2014 – 1.10 pm
Pinch is a system for chronic pain management, composed of an interactive bracelet, a docking base for recharging and synchronising, and an online application. The bracelet allows a patient to record the pain level through the day, whenever and wherever is needed, together with pulse rate, drug consumption, physical activity level and quality of sleep. [more]
A on Mars: Social cognition development for autistic children
29 April 2013 – 4.05 pm
A on Mars is a system composed of three devices, designed to assist the therapeutic activity of autistic children or with social cognition disorders. The system follows the child in everyday life, helping him or her to understand facial expressions of the people with whom it interacts. During therapy it supports the therapist as a tool to arouse children’s empathy.[More]
TuneUp: A sound application to manage teenagers’ diabetes
10 April 2012 – 5.12 pm
TuneUp is an application for mobile devices that helps diabetic teenagers with the technical and emotional management of their condition by creating a sound image which represents collected glucose data. The app aims to increase knowledge about the daily management of diabetes and, , through sound, emphasise the importance of proper self-management. [More]
I Mirabilia: three interactive dolls for hospitalized children
3 August 2011 – 12.36 pm
I Mirabilia (“The Wonders”) are a family of three interactive dolls, Odo, Lucio and Tello, for hospitalized children. Each doll takes care of a specific psychological need such as guilt, solitude and shyness and through different interactions and behaviours they allow children to improve their relationships in hospital with other people, like doctors, psychologists and similarly hospitalized children. [More]
Heart Lift: Telemonitoring service for skiers with heart problems
3 May 2010 – 11.20 am
Heart Lift is a telemonitoring system for heart patients who want to practise physical activities in the mountains. It could be an important help in the rehabilitation process, since its aim is to reassure the user and to teach him a more constructive approach to the data that comes from the monitoring devices. A headset and glove communicate the skier’s situation in a clear and unambiguous way. [More]
Tondo: Multitouch table for clincal audits
3 May 2010 – 10.40 am
Every year a huge number of medical mistakes injure and kill hospital patients. In many cases these errors are preventable. It is important to make the medical system safer and to increase the quality of the patient’s life during hospitalization. One of the most useful methods to analyze and prevent incidents reoccuring is the clinical audit, a meeting organized by a facilitator, who is a physician responsible for clinical risk. [More]