Guro-gu Community Welfare Center's Transformation into a 'Smart Welfare Center'

Creation of Smart Experience Zone and Smart Health Zone at Gungdong Social Welfare Center... Providing Smart Welfare Services Tailored to Social Changes and Resident Needs

Moon Heon-il, the mayor of Guro District Office, is using Happy Table.

The comprehensive social welfare center in Guro-gu (District Mayor Moon Heon-il) is transforming into a future-oriented smart welfare center.

Guro-gu announced, "To provide smart welfare for digitally vulnerable groups and residents, a Smart Experience Zone has been established on the second floor of Gung-dong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center."

The Smart Experience Zone features the Happy Table, a smart play device designed to enhance cognitive abilities and promote leisure activities for the elderly. The Happy Table allows not only seniors but people of all ages and genders to enjoy over 50 types of content simultaneously with up to four players.

A smart walking exercise device called Exerheart has also been installed. Instead of using hands, users select apps with their feet and walk or run on the device, which includes various exercise content for enjoyable workouts.

An educational kiosk for practicing kiosk use is available, along with smart pad experiences that assist seniors with learning, care, and health, and cognitive testing using the smartphone app AlzGuard.

Additionally, visitors can meet the smart toy robot "Hyodol."

"Hyodol" is a talking robot doll that has been distributed to elderly people living alone since 2019, supporting emotional connection and daily care. It has attracted attention from domestic and international media as an advanced example of future-oriented welfare policies related to an aging society and contributed to Gung-dong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center receiving the Minister of Health and Welfare Award in 2021.

Last year, during expansion and remodeling, Gung-dong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center created a Smart Health Zone on the fourth floor.

In the Smart Health Zone, residents wear smart bands on their wrists while exercising. This allows them to monitor their own health, and health managers provide consultations and customized exercise methods.

A Guro-gu official stated, "We are also operating smartphone usage education," adding, "We will strive to provide residents with the smart welfare services they need in step with the changing times."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.