Human Fragilities Supported by the Digital Social World

Abstract

Technological progress must aim at creating Society 5.0 by developing tools to support people. This contribution aims to show how modern technologies and their integration into society can support people with fragility. In particular, the authors present the prototype of a technology that the Turin Polytechnic has developed to provide an IoT device control tool for people with motor neuron degeneration. This, through the use of eye-trackers and building information models (BIM), allows the navigation of models in virtual reality and interaction with different devices and services. Furthermore, the use of micro-services and the use of standard exchange formats allow easy integration with different services. The authors want to show how it is possible to build applications that, by bridging the real and the visual, can restore autonomy and quality of life to the frailest people.