Kuala Lampur, Nov. 14 -- It began with a simple voice command: "Alexa, turn on the lights." For many of us, it's a minor convenience. But in a smart elderly care centre equipped with cutting-edge biomedical technology, that voice command could be a gateway to independence, dignity, and safety for an 85-year-old living with limited mobility.

This is the vision behind a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) project I proposed as a biomedical engineering student, a Smart Elderly Home Care Centre designed to meet the needs of an aging population with the help of intelligent, sensor-based systems.

The concept combines voice-activated AI like Alexa, wearable health sensors, smart beds, and AI- assisted wheelchairs-all connected to a cloud-based monito...