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Two Australian universities and a tech start-up are exploring how "care bots" can improve the lives of people who need high-level care and ease the burden on carers. The pilot, run by QUT, the University of Queensland and Ariel Care, focuses on people with acquired brain injuries and disabilities that require assisted living. "It is bringing together that high-tech into a home environment for high-need people," said Prof. Mark Harvey. "We believe it is a world-first integration of fit-for-purpose technology in a fit-for-purpose bricks-and-mortar house for disability care," says Mark Xavier, who is writing individual ‘care bot’ programs for participants. David Beard hopes to create a model of "smart high-care homes" that detect falls, fever, if someone has stopped eating, or wet the bed and that could let someone close blinds with a blink, set aircon with a gaze, or see who is at the door and let them in.
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