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Robotics, Drones & IoT · Intermediate

Wearable fall and vital-sign monitor for elders living alone

IOT-05 · Original hackathon problem statement from Arventiq Labs

The problem

Falls often go unnoticed, and help comes late.

What to build

Build a wearable that detects falls and abnormal vitals and alerts family with the location.

Success looks like

Fall detection tested with safe simulated falls and a low rate of false alarms during daily activity.

Suggested technologies

  • Accelerometers
  • Edge ML
  • BLE
  • Notifications
  • Battery optimisation

An original, independent statement. It is not an official Smart India Hackathon problem statement, and Arventiq Labs is not affiliated with or endorsed by that programme. The scenario is illustrative and does not describe any specific organisation. Free to use with credit.