Good robot summaryv5_june11_2013
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The document discusses Good Robot's smart home system and how it makes homes safer and connects caregivers. It focuses on using household lighting as part of a fall prevention strategy for older adults, whose night vision gets worse with age. Proper lighting is important for safety and the system can create alerts by flashing lights for different events like doors opening or motion detected. Good Robot aims to help solve lighting problems and use lights to subtly communicate alerts too.
Good robot summaryv5_june11_2013
- 1. June, 2013 Alan Majer, Founder Good Robot
- 2. Three topics 1. Making homes smarter 2. Household lighCng as part of a fall prevenCon strategy 3. CreaCng alerts within the home
- 3. How Good Robots system makes homes smarter ≒ Makes houses safer ≒ Connects caregivers
- 4. View online, or create custom alerts
- 5. BeLer LighCng is for everyone, young or old Household lighCng as part of a fall prevenCon strategy
- 6. Four reasons why night vision gets worse with age 1. Smaller Pupils 2. Cloudy Lens 3. Fewer Rods 4. Slower Dark AdaptaCon
- 7. PorCon of light reaching reCna by Age (dark adapted)
- 8. What this means for night vision What a 20 year old sees (100%) What a 70 year old sees (16%)
- 9. LighCng requirement, Long-足Term Care Homes Act* Loca%on Minimum Lux (light strength)** Stairways 322.92 Lux conCnuous throughout All corridors 215.28 Lux conCnuous throughout In all other areas of the home 215.28 Lux Each drug cabinet 1076.39 Lux At the bed of each resident (reading posiCon) 376.73 Lux **Ask us, well get you a light meter *Ontario RegulaCon 79/10 made under the Long-足Term Care Homes ACT, 2007. Made March 10, 2010.
- 10. What can we do to help? Problems and solu%ons: ≒ Hard to 鍖nd switches -足> they are well lit via LED light on the side ≒ Not within reach/convenience -足> change control locaCon ≒ Switches inconvenient -足> use moCon to acCvate instead ≒ Need right brightness -足> specify how bright/dim you want it ≒ Power savings -足> LEDs are power e鍖cient All light products create events that can trigger alert messages
- 11. CreaCng alerts within the home ≒ We are also 鍖nding that home lighCng can be used in other ways ≒ PotenCal tool for communicaCons and alerts too Less jarring Works for hearing impaired Subtle E鍖ecCve ≒ Within your home, 鍖ash lights if: A doorway or exterior exit is opened MoCon detected in adjacent room (e.g. when someone gets out of bed, caregiver can help) Flash light if someone is at the front door
- 12. Comments / QuesCons / Feedback ≒ Main: 1-足800-足889-足8918 ≒ Email: alan@goodrobot.com ≒ Mobile: 416.825.7355 ≒ TwiLer: @goodrobot P.S. Dont forget to leave your contact informaCon with us if you would like a free light meter