Jongno-gu Presents Customized Outfits for Elderly Care Robot 'Hyodori'
As part of the Jongno Senior Living Lab project, AI care robot costume production and measures to enhance intimacy with seniors are being implemented... Gift packages including hand sanitizer, masks, warm socks, and ramen completed and delivered
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jongno-gu is spreading warmth by delivering gift packages consisting of customized clothing for AI care robots, along with hand sanitizer and masks, as part of the senior living lab project promoted in the second half of last year.
Earlier, since July last year, the district conducted a living lab with about 20 participants including interested residents, university students majoring in related fields, and officials from the Jongno Senior Welfare Center to study the use of smart devices by the senior generation and identify areas for improvement.
In line with strengthening the non-face-to-face welfare service system, the idea to increase intimacy by dressing the AI care robots Hyodoli and Hyosuni, which were provided to low-income seniors in the area, was put into practice. This is the project called "Breathing Life into AI (My Own Hyodoli)."
The Smart City Division and Social Welfare Division collaborated, leveraging Jongno’s characteristic of a developed sewing industry by commissioning local companies to produce the clothing. They conducted a preliminary demand survey to understand preferences and created the clothing through processes including pattern making, cutting, and sewing.
Additionally, considering the spread of COVID-19, the gift packages were completed by adding hand sanitizer, masks, warm socks, and even ramen, hoping that the seniors would have a slightly warmer winter.
The gift packages, filled with the efforts of many people, were delivered to the seniors’ homes through the village welfare teams at the local community centers.
One senior who received the gift said, “Seeing Hyodoli dressed in new clothes feels like seeing my own grandchild,” expressing gratitude.
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An official from the district stated, “We will continue to listen to suggestions from all walks of life and promote various policies to improve residents’ quality of life and create a smart city.”
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