Care

Razor companies seem to have the research budgets of NASA or Tesla. We were curious about just how well what seem like innovations-for-innovation’s-sake actually stand up, so we grabbed the Gillette Labs Heated Razor and headed for the bathroom.

Researchers in Singapore have created a sensor-enabled adult diaper that monitors wetness and transmits alerts to caregivers via SMS. The system is designed to reduce rashes and infections that can result from insufficient changes.

As part of the larger Mobiserv Project, a consortium of European research institutes and companies has created a robot designed to care for the elderly in their homes. It can communicate with them either by two-way audio, or via a touchscreen interface.

A pan-European project called GiraffPlus is testing a system that provides remote care for the elderly.

Dog-e-Minder is a battery-powered three-button device that clips to your pet's collar to record your dog last had a meal, some exercise and its medication.

The Robovie II is aimed at helping older citizens in the supermarket, carrying their shopping while it follows a pre-loaded shopping list

It might look like a cross between a snowman and a badly-designed toy polar bear, but the nursing fraternity should appreciate this robot that can lift patients in and out of beds and wheelchairs on command, while at the same time saving nurses’ backs and improving patient care and safety.