Robots to the Rescue.

THE CHALLENGE Providing personal care to the elderly is already a grand challenge as it stands today. According to the 2015 Ageing Report from the European Commission and various other reports, over the next 10 years we will see a rapid increase of 80-year-olds, which leaves us faced with the challenge to deal with the care for an estimated 84 million people with age-related health problems. The costs for professional care are on the rise and the ratio workers vs pensioners are decreasing. THE PLAYGROUND To tackle this Challenge we are hosting a dedicated Playground for hackers and robots, consisting of a HACKER SPACE and a FUTURE TECH LAB. The Hacker Space is where hackers will come together for 48 hours to design and develop new applications to solve the various challenges around the overall Challenge of Healthy Ageing. This Space will simulate the living space of elderly homes, be hyperconnected with various IoT sensors and enabled through advanced AI software services such as IBM Watson. The Future Tech Lab shall be equipped with the latest and greatest technologies such as humanoid robots, braincomputer interfaces, oculus rifts, 3D printers amongst other geeky tech stuff all open to the general public!