Smart Rollator Motivates Elderly to Exercise more
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Orton are exploring the benefits and impacts of technology in motivating seniors to increase physical activity. This is being done in the new MoveRoll project, funded by the Academy of Finland, based on a smart rollator developed by VTT. The basic idea is that even a small increase in physical activity can have a major effect on the well-being of elderly.The smart rollator – which can be used to monitor the well-being, physical condition and health of seniors based on the data it gathers – is a key part of the project. The smart aspects of the