Table 1.

Selected Research Programs in U.S.-based University Research Centers

Research Centers	Areas of research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AgeLab	Eelectronic toy pets for medication taking, bio-sensors  to monitor health, Alzheimer’s disease and  wandering safe return (http://web.mit.edu/agelab)
Georgia Institute of Technology	The Aware Home Research Initiative on social  communication, memory aids, and everyday home  assistants (http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/fce/ahri/projects/index.html)
University of Florida RERC on Technology for Successful Aging	The Gator-Tech Smart House program with smart  technologies. (http://www.icta.ufl.edu/gatortech/index2.html)
University of Colorado RERC for Advancing Cognitive Technologies	Assistive technology for people with cognitive disabilities.  (http://www.colemaninstitute.org/about.php)
Consortium of University of Pittsburgh, University of Michigan, National Aeromautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, and AT Sciences	Memory aids, activity assistant, cognitive orthotics, and  robotics. (http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~nursebot)
The Oregon Roybal Center for Aging, Technology, Education & Community Health	Intelligent pill box, home sensors and tracking devices,  intelligent walkers and canes  (http://www.ohsu.edu/alzheimers/roybal/)
The Medical Automation Research Center at University of Virginia	Automation and robotic solutions for in-home monitoring  system and sleep monitoring system, intelligent  automated assistive walking device (http://marc.med.virginia.edu/projects.html)
University of Washington	Assisted cognition and system for human activity  recognition and prediction (http://www.cs.washington.edu/assistcog/)
The Center for Future Health at University of Rochester	Medication assistance and automated health Assessment”  systems (http://www.futurehealth.rochester.edu)
Center for Research & Education on Aging & Technology Enhancement (CREATE)	Research on human interaction with technology.  (http://www.med.miami.edu/psychiatry/create.html)