Figure 1.

Schematic representation of the proposed fall detection system. When a fall, is detected an alarm notification is transmitted using the Decawave UWB-based system from the wearable sensor to the robot. The robot can open a communication channel with the emergency response center where personnel can manually control the robot and navigate the home environment to check the conditions of the older adult. Alternatively, the robot can autonomously navigate the environment using the UWB anchors as reference, check the conditions of the older adult, and assess if an alarm notification should be relayed to the emergency response center.