Tech to Help Seniors
Posted on Saturday, April 25th, 2015
![Arvindkumar Chavda, a second-year robotics student, holds an alarm that will call for help when a senior falls. His research team created the system for Ottawa start-up Zamani Wireless Solutions. Arvindkumar Chavda, a second-year robotics student, holds an alarm that will call for help when a senior falls. His research team created the system for Ottawa start-up Zamani Wireless Solutions.](https://www.algonquincollege.com/arie-2019/files/2019/09/arvindkumarchavda-200x300.jpg)
The smartphone-sized circuit board doesn’t look like much, but one day it could help fallen seniors get back on their feet. Since November a team of international students has been building the alarm portion for a new fall-detection system for seniors created by Ottawa start-up Zamani Wireless Systems. “This project can actually save your life,” said Arvindkumar Chavda, a second-year electro-mechanical engineering technician-robotics student.
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