Ever have a problem opening a packaging?? I think we have all struggled with this, and as we get older, it just seems to be getting tougher. But we are not being ignored.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is working on technologies used for designing products for Seniors. A project, AGNES, which stands for Age Gain Now Empathy System, involves a special suit which allow engineers to experience what it is like to be in their 70s. Exercise physiologist Rozanne Puleo helped a team of mechanical engineers develop AGNES. The goal: To teach engineers in their 20s and 30s how to design products that are easy for people in their 70s to use.
"There hasn't been one person who's put on this suit who hasn't said, 'Wow, I didn't know opening a package could be this difficult,' " Puleo said. "You can be somewhat empathetic, but you really never understand."
Joseph Coughlin founded the AgeLab to help businesses tailor products and services to the world's older folks. Coughlin says "It's about designing the lifestyle of the future"
You can read the article at http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/03/23/at_mits_agelab_growing_old_is_the_new_frontier/
After reading this, we Seniors can feel better about technology not just being for new video games for our grandkids!!
Have fun today.
Tom Binder
Seniors Real Estate Specialist
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