190 Move in progress

Assistive social robot to reduce isolation and support the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits among seniors

Intervention area

Smart home

Start date

January 1, 2025

End date

March 31, 2026

The mandate is to deploy the T-Top robot, which will be paired with a smartwatch featuring integrated sensors, to reduce isolation and support healthy habits among older adults. The information gathered by the smartwatch will enable T-Top to obtain specific data on older adults’ lifestyle habits and help them to participate socially, in a personalized way.

Lead applicant

Mélanie Levasseur

Université de Sherbrooke

Réadaptation

1 INTER mandate

Team

François Michaud

Université de Sherbrooke

Génie électrique

36 INTER mandates

Karina Lebel

Université de Sherbrooke

Génie électrique

11 INTER mandates