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Lori La Bey talks with Alex Qi, the co-founder and CEO of Pontosense, the world leader in short-range radar, and the creator of Silvie, a consumer brand that uses contactless sensing to keep older adults safe and independent at home. After losing three grandparents to falls, Alex and his co-founders set out to build technology that treats the older adult as a partner, not a patient.
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LEARN:
- The impact falls had on developing the Silvie technology.
- How is Silvie’s radar technology different from other monitoring services?
- Why is privacy and dignity important when picking services and products for those we care for?
- How does Silvie keep adults involved as part of the team making decisions about them vs families just managing their needs around them?
- What does Radar actually sense and pick up as a monitoring system?
- Are there benefits to the family if they start Silvie early in the progression of the disease?
- Advice for bringing safety technology into a home without taking away their independence.
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