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Sensors for seniors developed in Japan

By Yuri Kageyama | China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-24 07:38

Device contains a built-in camera that collects data

TOKYO - Japan's top telecom company is developing a simple wristwatch-like device to monitor the well-being of the elderly, part of a growing effort to improve care of the old in a nation whose population is aging faster than anywhere else.

The device, worn like a watch, has a built-in camera, microphone and accelerometer, which measure the pace and direction of hand movements to discern what wearers are doing - from brushing their teeth to vacuuming or making coffee.

Sensors for seniors developed in Japan

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