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No Elder Left Behind: Researchers Say Designers Can Help Close Tech Gap
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While more older adults than ever are using cell phones and computers, a technology gap still exists that threatens to turn senior citizens into second-class citizens, according to Florida State University researchers.
Neil Charness, the William G. Chase Professor of Psychology, and Walter R. Boot, an assistant professor of psychology, found [...]
Older Adults Want Robots That Do More Than Vacuum, Researchers Find
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Researchers at Georgia Tech have discovered that, contrary to previous assumptions, older adults are more amenable than younger ones to having a robot “perform critical monitoring tasks that would require little interaction between the robot and the human.”
The findings will be presented at the upcoming HFES 53rd Annual Meeting, Grand [...]
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