Especially interesting of the development of HAMK intelligent knowledge are the experiments implemented using several low-threshold economic materials. The examples of this include a paper skin developed in Saudi Arabia that is capable of detecting and transmitting sensations of pressure, moisture, proximity and temperature. The paper skin experiment has been implemented using everyday materials that are available everywhere, such as paper, aluminum foil and sponges. (HSU 2016). The corresponding "low-tech" material experiments can also be seen on the SMART Textiles Show Room at the University of Borås. Examples include a table cloth of instruments with printed drums or piano keys in which music could be reproduced.
The new types of digital solutions, especially benefit seniors and special groups through the use of sensor technology that the activity feels, as well as the Internet of things (IoT). Applications of this may include a walker that locates smart sensor networks or a radar band that facilitates a blind person to move. The Hamk Matec research group (for multisensory technology and assistance technology) has successfully developed accessibility of services collectively for special groups through the use of mobile technology. A research network has been created within the network between the universities and between the units that apply technology and multisensory approaches for special groups in Sweden, Norway Denmark and Estonia. Intelligent clothing concepts have been developed to a certain extent in design studies specifically with the MATEC group (Saarela 2017). In services for elderly users, research on devices used in remote rehabilitation is in progress in the master's theses in Hamk. The Käkäte project for technology that is useful for the user was a joint effort of the Union for Senior Services, Valli and the Finnish Association for the Welfare of Older People. Käkäte took place in 2010-2015. In the final report of the project, intelligent technology in welfare services for the elderly has been defined mainly as communications. Viirkorpi does not see simple accessories as technology. The intelligence of technology means, among other things, that a device is able to communicate in a network of communications and to operate as part of a wider system and communicate with its users. He is able to receive and analyze information about his user and to guide and alter his own actions or those of his user on the basis of the information received. (Viikorpi 2015, 5.)
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