Bibo the dancing cup: Reminding people with dementia to drink

Avgi Kollakidou*, Kevin Lefeuvre, Christian Sønderskov Zarp, Oskar Palinko, Norbert Krüger, Eva Hornecker

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Abstract

We present the concept and technical realisation for a cup that moves and lights up so as to bring itself to the attention of a person with dementia, to trigger taking a sip as a response. The concept is aimed at people with dementia in home or resident care who still have the ability to act, but tend to mentally drift away and thus require external impulses and triggers. The cup moves and lights up in regular intervals if it has not been picked up recently. Once it is emptied, it alerts a caregiver to refill. Moreover, the degree or level of movement and light can be configured, depending on the person’s needs and reactions. This paper describes the core idea and focuses on the technical aspects of building a prototype on Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing - 1st International Conference, IHAW 2021, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsEdwige Pissaloux, George Angelos Papadopoulos, Achilleas Achilleos, Ramiro Velázquez
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2021
Pages127-140
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-94208-3
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-94209-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
SeriesCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1538
ISSN1865-0929

Keywords

  • dementia
  • dehydration
  • elderly care
  • Elderly care
  • Dehydration
  • Dementia

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