Forget aged care robots. The most powerful tools to support Australia’s Baby Boomers as they age can already fit in the palm of your hand.

As the Baby Boomer generation moves into their later years, Australia’s aged care system faces an unprecedented challenge: how to support millions of older people who want to age at home, while a dwindling care workforce struggles to keep pace. The answer isn’t more robots – it’s smarter homes and better data.

Around the world, Governments and care providers are trialling robotics to address the care gap.

Just last week, China launched a major pilot to assess w