Transforming Lives Through Innovative Technology

Creating intelligent systems that enable older adults and people with disabilities to live independently

The Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center is a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) whose mission is to transform lives in a large and growing segment of the population – people with reduced functional capabilities due to aging or disability. Future compassionate intelligent QoLT systems will monitor and communicate with a person, understand her daily needs and tasks, and provide reliable and happily-accepted assistance by compensating and substituting for diminished capabilities.

QoLT is a unique partnership between Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh that brings together a cross-disciplinary team of technologists, clinicians, industry partners, end users, and other stakeholders to create revolutionary technologies that will improve and sustain the quality of life for all people.  >>Impact

Research Highlight

Internship Program Stages Third QoLT Foundry Opportunity Meeting

On July 2, 2009 the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center’s Foundry staged its third opportunity meeting in which interns presented business models resulting from the Foundry Process.  The QoLT Foundry was established to accelerate the commercialization of research from the QoLT ERC. After nearly eight weeks of research, validation and preparation, technology opportunities were presented by the Foundry’s 2009 Summer interns.  The Foundry’s internship program, in its second year, has grown from four students to eight.  >>more