ELEVATOR
EcologicaL Exercises in Virtual reAlity to stimulate upper limb function and monitor moTOR and cognitive aspects at home in elderly or disabled subjects using webcams and non-invasive movement tracking methods.
Scheda del progetto
The ELEVATOR project aims to address the limitations in upper limbs and hands, which affect daily autonomy and impact the psycho-emotional and social sphere. The project will require the use of less expensive resources, such as webcams, and innovative libraries of body/hand tracking with the aim of promoting a wide and suatainable home spread of exergames, promoting a daily and personalized use to counteract motor-cognitive decline, especially in active ageing.
The collaboration between Synarea, CNR-IEIIT and the end-users of ELEVATOR will focus on researching new software, algorithms, and platforms for body/hand tracking. The aim is to develop simpler and most cost-effective solutions in the field of cognitive-motor rehabilitation.
Contact:
Danilo Soprani
The ELEVATOR project tackles the challenge of telemedicine to combat age-related motor-cognitive decline. The goal is to seek and experiment with more effective and engaging solutions thorugh new eco-friendly exergames. These games, alignes with the needs of end-users, will be evaluated for usability and acceptability in a home-base perspective.
Using home exergames and innovative tracking libraries, ELEVATOR aims to reduce costs and resources while ensuring an accessible and sustainable solution. The research focuses on promising technologies such as Deep Learning, offering a simplified, original, and modular approach to improving the quality of life for elderly individuals.
The adoption of these methodologies and technologies in home care, in the field of telemedicine, will bring environmental and energy benefits due to reduce travel, thereby improving the psycho-physical well-being of individuals. Furthermore, it will help to alleviate overcrowding in healthcare facilities and ensure access to physiotherapy services for a broader audience.