89 year old Teng Quan raised his phone high and asked the screen, 'Little Whale, can my stock still rise?' As soon as this sentence was spoken, the room was filled with laughter and joy. This is a scene in the activity room of Rainbow Bay Elderly Welfare Home in Hongkou District, Shanghai in early spring afternoon. More than 20 silver haired "students" sat together, listening to the dean of this elderly welfare home, Deng Mingxing, explain the usage of the AI big model application DeepSeek. The elderly couldn't remember the English name, so they named the app 'Little Whale' based on its icon. After learning how to use it these days, the most common question they asked was about health and wellness Deng Mingxing believes that artificial intelligence and its products "cannot only please young people, our elderly people here also need to keep up!" "As long as we are willing to learn, AI can become our new friends Uncle Teng said. 83 year old grandma Zhu Wei, who lives on the same floor as Mr. Teng, believes that AI is not only responsive, but also has a wide range of knowledge, which can be used to relieve boredom in daily life. Nowadays, "Little Whale Classroom" like this has been promoted in multiple nursing homes and communities across the country, and elders have joined in one after another, becoming the "new fashion of cyber" in daily life. According to the data, by the end of 2024, there will be 310.31 million people aged 60 and above in China, accounting for 22% of the national population. As one of the cities that entered the aging population earlier in China, the elderly aged 60 and above account for nearly 40% of the registered residence population. With the increasing aging population, intelligent technology is becoming an important means to solve the problem of elderly care. For many elderly people, seeking medical treatment is often a complex and easily lost task. Where should I go to register? How to find the department after registration? Should I have blood drawn or an ultrasound after payment? Faced with dense signs, they often feel confused. At Renji Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, AI medical assistant "Ren Xiaoai" has also officially started working. The functions of 'Renxiaoai' cover intelligent guidance, pre diagnosis travel, medical guidance, AR navigation, report interpretation, health consultation and other aspects, greatly facilitating elderly patients. When citizen Li Jia brought her mother to the hospital for treatment, she used to use an AI medical assistant for the first time. She exclaimed, "My mother used to be nervous when she came to the hospital, afraid of going to the wrong place. Now, with AI guidance, we follow the prompts on our phones step by step, which is both convenient and efficient." According to Zhuang Xu, the head of the emergency department of Renji Hospital, "Renxiaoai" can recommend suitable departments based on the patient's condition and provide real-time navigation. After the patient completes the examination, it can also provide report interpretation services to help solve the difficulties and bottlenecks of medical patients, so that more elderly people who seek medical treatment will not "get lost" in the hospital. Wu Yushao, Vice Dean of the Institute of Aging at Fudan University, believes that AI based elderly care should be deeply integrated with traditional home, community, and institutional elderly care models in the future, while also incorporating humanistic spirit to achieve a harmonious unity of technology and humanities. In China, not only AI, but also intelligent robots are providing convenience for the elderly. At the beginning of this year, exoskeleton robots appeared in Mount Taishan Scenic Spot, a scenic spot in eastern China. After the release of a short video of an elderly tourist wearing an exoskeleton robot to climb a mountain with "flying steps", it quickly attracted widespread attention. After putting it on, my legs don't hurt anymore. It feels like someone is pulling me up the mountain The elderly tourist in the video exclaimed with joy. It is reported that this exoskeleton robot is launched by Kenqi Technology Co., Ltd. located in Shenzhen and can also be widely used in fitness, daily walking, upstairs and other scenarios. Yu Yunbo, the General Manager of Shenzhen Kenqi Technology Co., Ltd., stated that they will strive to release another assistive product targeting the elderly this year, aiming to reduce weight and improve comfort through optimized design and material usage. At the same time, the new sensing system and intelligent algorithms will further enhance the adaptability and accuracy of the product, making it more suitable for the human movement patterns of the elderly population. Recently, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) officially released the international standard for elderly care robots led by China. This standard provides a benchmark for the design, manufacturing, testing, and certification of various elderly care robots based on the physiological and behavioral characteristics of the elderly, and will lead the healthy development of the global elderly care robot industry. This standard focuses on the needs and characteristics of elderly people in daily life, health care, and other aspects, clarifying the functional classification of elderly care robots. In addition to general requirements, it also puts forward technical requirements for the health status and emergency detection services provided by elderly care robots, communication support with family members and medical staff, diversified household chores, entertainment, home management, care, etc. Tao Yue, who lives in Beijing, believes that intelligent technology can to some extent alleviate the pressure of elderly care for children. Even if they are not by their parents' side, they can remotely monitor the health status of the elderly at home through smart devices, "said Tao Yue. He checks his parents' heart rate and steps every day through a smart health watch, and can also remotely video chat with them. In the past, we thought smart devices were exclusive to young people, but now they have become our intimate assistants 72 year old Wang Fenlan said that she uses an AI voice assistant to check the weather every morning, then practices Tai Chi with her smart TV, and even asks "Little Whale" to recommend nutritious recipes for her. According to the report "2024 Mobile Internet Application Aging Status and Innovation Trend" released by Beijing Think Tank, voice technology, as an important way of application aging, has been widely used in various applications. For example, some shopping apps have floating window buttons on their homepage to help elderly users search for products using voice commands; Some financial service applications have voice entry in the bottom navigation bar and provide high-frequency operation command panels for elderly users to quickly select. From voice assistants to AI assisted consultations, from exoskeleton robots to intelligent upgrades in elderly care institutions, technology is helping seniors enjoy a more convenient and higher quality of life in their later years. Technology will help the elderly care service industry achieve leapfrog development in the new era, "said Wu Yushao. (New Society)