Amazon technology challenge focuses on easing aging process

McKnight’s Senior Living August 17, 2022
Kimberly Bonvissuto

Meeting the needs of older adults as well as some members of Generation X and the Baby Boom generation is the goal of the latest Amazon Alexa Skills Challenge.

The contest now is open for entrepreneurs to build “skills” — which let users issue voice commands to the virtual assistant to complete tasks — to meet the needs of adults aged 55 or more years. Developers will compete for a total of $45,000 in cash prizes.

The Aging & Engaging challenge encourages developers to create Alexa skills in four categories:

1. Keep moving: build a skill to encourage people to live active lives to maintain strength, fitness and independence.
2. Stay Sharp: build a skill that lets people explore, smile,...

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