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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The suit is called AGNES, which stands for Age Gain
Now Empathy Systems.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Students will use the suit to investigate maybe the bathroom
setting and determine friction points and considering how they can
redesign those spaces to be more age friendly age ready.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
That's Sofia Ashber, a researcher at MIT's Age Lab. She's
showing me the suit that gives you a glimpse into
what it feels like to be in your seventies or eighties.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
It most definitely is an empathy tool and having conversations
with people about what aging will look like in their future,
how they might want to adapt to their environment.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Agnes has a pair of goggles on that distorts vision,
awaited vest weights on the wrists and ankles, and padded
crocs that makes it harder to balance.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
She wears braces across her body, so really at your knees,
at your elbows, at your neck, getting at some of
the stiffness you might start to experience.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
The Age Lab is partnered with outside sponsors and had
executives from CBS try it out to make adjustments to
stores to make it easier for customers to navigate. In Cambridge,
EMA Friedman WBZ, Boston's news radio
The suit is called AGNES, which stands for Age Gain
Now Empathy Systems.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Students will use the suit to investigate maybe the bathroom
setting and determine friction points and considering how they can
redesign those spaces to be more age friendly age ready.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
That's Sofia Ashber, a researcher at MIT's Age Lab. She's
showing me the suit that gives you a glimpse into
what it feels like to be in your seventies or eighties.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
It most definitely is an empathy tool and having conversations
with people about what aging will look like in their future,
how they might want to adapt to their environment.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Agnes has a pair of goggles on that distorts vision,
awaited vest weights on the wrists and ankles, and padded
crocs that makes it harder to balance.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
She wears braces across her body, so really at your knees,
at your elbows, at your neck, getting at some of
the stiffness you might start to experience.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
The Age Lab is partnered with outside sponsors and had
executives from CBS try it out to make adjustments to
stores to make it easier for customers to navigate. In Cambridge,
EMA Friedman WBZ, Boston's news radio
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