It can’t fight crime or act as a butler but Robocoach is working with Singapore’s older citizens to help them stay healthy with regular exercise.
The android with metal arms and a screen for a face is already leading sessions and will roll out its services to five “senior activity centres” across the city-state this year, according to Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), a government body that supports the country’s tech industry.
“It has been effective in engaging seniors to do their exercise routines correctly with its motion-sensor technology,” the IDA told the Guardian.
“Feedback has been positive as seniors enjoy a novel way in physical exercises,” it said, although interaction with human volunteers is “just as important”.
Unlike the fictional superhuman cyborg Robocop from the 1987 film, whose primary directive is to fight crime with lethal force, Robocoach is part of a project that “aims to bridge the digital divide among seniors aged 50 and above”. Full story...
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The android with metal arms and a screen for a face is already leading sessions and will roll out its services to five “senior activity centres” across the city-state this year, according to Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), a government body that supports the country’s tech industry.
“It has been effective in engaging seniors to do their exercise routines correctly with its motion-sensor technology,” the IDA told the Guardian.
“Feedback has been positive as seniors enjoy a novel way in physical exercises,” it said, although interaction with human volunteers is “just as important”.
Unlike the fictional superhuman cyborg Robocop from the 1987 film, whose primary directive is to fight crime with lethal force, Robocoach is part of a project that “aims to bridge the digital divide among seniors aged 50 and above”. Full story...
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