Technology beyond the age: lessons for senior citizens

La Salle Campus Barcelona – URL collaborates with Pere Tarrés Foundation by teaching the subject Information Society in the University Program for Senior Citizens (PUGG), an educational program designed for those over 55 years of age who want to keep learning. As a closing of the subject, the participants of the PUGG visited La Salle Campus Barcelona – URL facilities.  They saw the Motion Capture (MOCAP), in the Medialab, and learnt how it works. After this, they followed a practical and theoretical session on Robotics, carried out by Dr. Jordi Albó, an expert in this field, in which they could put together their own robot and check that it worked correctly. They also discovered the different uses Robotics can have in today's world and got to know some of the projects that La Salle has carried out in collaboration with other institutions in the field of therapeutic robotics, among which we find Patricia’s Project. This project is focused on the use of robots to make stay in the hospital easier for sick children. The students of the PUGG considered the visit positive, enriching and a very rewarding experience.