A high-profile welfare home in Shanghai once again introduced new toys, and the elderly fell in love with the shooting robot

All pictures in this article are provided by Yangpu District Social Welfare Institute

Shanghai Yangpu District Social Welfare Institute unexpectedly became popular on the Internet because of a short video called "Elderly Version of Famous Paintings COS", and now there is a new activity. This time, these old people started playing with robots

At 9:30 a.m. on December 24, more than a hundred elderly people with an average age of more than 90 years gathered together in the multi-functional hall of the Yangpu District Social Welfare Institute. They were full of curiosity about this novel thing. I saw a robot about 70 to 80 centimeters tall, with a fruit basket on its mechanical arm, shuttling in the corridor of the multi-purpose hall. It delivers red apples to the elderly one by one

This robot created by "8814 Blackhole", a youth robotics club from Shanghai, can not only deliver apples, but also accurately complete shooting, climbing and other actions

At the event, the team members from 8814 introduced the origin and technology of the team to the elderly. They are participating in the FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition), the world's highest level, most entertaining and challenging top youth robotics event, and 8814 is their competition registration number. Every year, this team of more than two dozen members needs to build a new robot within two months based on the organizer's competition questions. And this robot sent to Apple is their "shooting robot" for the 2022 season

The elderly are very interested in this "shooting robot" and have asked some questions: "How much does this robot weigh? How many motors does it have? How long does it take to build?" There are also some proactive people who want to do it themselves Try it and shoot with the robot

Elderly people took photos with robots

With the help of team member 8814, several old people picked up the handle and controlled the robot to perform a "layup" operation. When they saw themselves throwing the basketball with their own hands, the old people's faces were filled with smiles. The 93-year-old Grandma He said that she had never played basketball when she was young, but this time she used the robot to shoot the ball with perfect accuracy. She did not expect that she could master new skills in her old age

Several elderly people who love photography took photos with this "big star". One of them, a grandfather, gave a thumbs up in front of the camera and praised these young people

Zhang Peng, branch director of the Yangpu District Social Welfare Institute in Shanghai, said that this "high-tech" activity is the first time for the elderly to participate. Although the average age of the elderly in the welfare institution has reached 90.1 years old, this does not affect their understanding of the "high-tech" activity. Passion for technology. He said: "Despite their age, they are full of curiosity about new things and are very happy to learn to use WeChat, Moments and short videos. This time a group of energetic middle school students came to introduce technology to them, and they were even happier. We, Old people just like young people and new things!”

The old people actively interact with the children and are led by them

"We very much hope to introduce the technology that our community loves to the elderly so that they can also enjoy the convenience of technology." 8814 captain Xiao Jingyu said. Instructor Guo, who leads the team, also said that today's activity is just the beginning. We will continue to lead the children to come often to observe and study the needs of the elderly. We hope that the students can use the skills they have learned to solve some specific social problems

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