Newsletter in English (click here) La newsletter in italiano (clicca qui) Italian pilot site newsletter TRANSITION OF CARE: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DURING COVID-19 The tools that man creates have always had a double dimension. They increase ability and well-being, in terms of personal autonomy, the maintenance of meaningful relationships, safety...
Pharaon contributes its part to counteract Covid-19. But how are the individual pilot sites dealing with the challenges of the pandemic and the related lock-downs in their respective countries? How are they involving older persons in their research and what role does technology play? Andalusia, Spain The...
In the context of the Pharaon project, the pilot of Murcia, Spain, is developing a solution that aims at improving life for people with heart failure. The Murcian Health Service, the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, the Technological Center for Furniture and Wood CETEM, MIWenergía and...
Objective assessment of the motor evaluation test for Parkinson’s disease (PD) diagnosis is an open issue both for clinical and technical experts since it could improve current clinical practice with benefits both for patients and healthcare systems. In this work, a wearable system composed of...
It would be impossible to reflect on the societal challenges and its Ethical implications for Pharaon and oversee the Covid-19 pandemic. The impact of the emergency state and the confinement measures in the project (especially in its co-creation phase) has been duly addressed through a dedicated...
Pharaon will be presented in the context of the APHRODITE (AdaPtive beHavioRal mODels of robotic systems based on brain-inspired AI cogniTivE architectures) workshop on 31 August 2020 in Naples. This workshop is organized in conjunction with IEEE RO-MAN ‘20 - The 29th IEEE International Symposium on...
Pharaon – Pilots for Active and Healthy Ageing, aims to provide support for Europe’s ageing population by integrating digital services, devices, and tools into open platforms that can be readily deployed while maintaining the dignity of older adults and enhancing their independence, safety, and capabilities. The...
Pharaon’s Coordinator Dr. Filippo Cavallo, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna - Biorobotics Insititute, has participated in the “Navigating IoT Architectures and Standard Days” on 19-21 February 2020 in Brussels. The event included keynotes, plenary and expert workshop sessions bringing answers to what has been achieved and what...
Pharaon was presented to the Spanish public at a press conference on 21 February 2020 by Juan Gómez, Director of the University of Jaen, Francisco Reyes, President of the Diputación Provincial de Jaén and Andrés Rodríguez, Vice-President of Ageing Lab. These entities – in collaboration with...
Pharaon partner Ageing Lab presented Pharaon at Transfiere, the biggest professional and multi-sectoral Forum for knowledge and technology transfer taking place in Spain, on 12-13 February 2020 in Malaga. Pharaon was showcased as one of the key European projects Ageing Lab is involved in and...