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The Hatchery, AARP's
innovation lab, focuses on
groundbreaking products
and services for seniors.

Will smart homes help people
live independently?
Absolutely, our members have a strong
desire to preserve their dignity as they age,
they want to live at home and they want
to live on their own terms. We all will age
and go through limitations in what we can
do. Let me give you one example. I have a
smart lock at home and it is cool because
no matter where I am, I can open the door
if someone wants to deliver something or
I have a relative visiting and I don't have to
give them a spare key or a code. For me it is
a convenience. But for an older adult, that
may be going through cognitive decline
and not being able to remember where the
keys are, having smart locks - especially the
ones with biometrics, is a wonderful idea.
Also as we get older, we take for granted
being able to grip a key and get it into a
lock without trembling or shaking. And at
night if you drop your keys, then because of

eyesight decline, you can't find them. If you
look at something as simple as smart locks,
at my age it is a convenience but 20 years
from now, it may be a necessity for me.

What are your thoughts on
robots as companions?
Technology is evolving into a place where
it is becoming not just smarter in terms of
being able to do what we ask it to do, but
more intuitive and beginning to anticipate
our needs. When you start developing
that type of relationship, communicating
with technology and interacting with
technology in the way that you would
interact with the analog things in your life,
to me - there is a huge benefit.
I think robotics will go through the
same evolution as computing - when
the consumer sector acquired it, it went
astronomical. It will start with simple tasks
that will become much more complex

83 percent of U.S.
household wealth is held
by people over 50.
Source: The Longevity Economy, September 2016

especially for an older adult that needs
repetitive tasks done for them.
For example, our friends at Hasbro
have developed a line of robotic pets
specifically for older adults. The Joy for
All Companion Pet Cat and Pup simulate
many of the behaviors as well as the look
and feel of real pets. They have been
producing robotic animal toys designed
for kids for over a decade. What they
found from customer reviews was that a

ABOUT AARP

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38 million, that helps people turn their goals and dreams into real possibilities,
strengthens communities and fights for the issues that matter most to families such
as healthcare, employment and income security, retirement planning, affordable
utilities and protection from financial abuse. For more information, visit aarp.org.

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