Challenge: Helsinki: How to enhance the quality of life for citizens with severe disabilities through digital innovations?

Ai2Ai Oy – PALL0 – using all senses for communication and improved quality of life

Individuals with severe intellectual disabilities often require support for communication and service use. In the spring of 2024, Ai2Ai Oy piloted whether the PALL0 technology could assist individuals with severe disabilities in communication and provide new activation methods for the Helsinki’s day activities. The ball-shaped PALL0 combines movement expression, sensors, and artificial intelligence with gamification and interaction. 

In Helsinki, the technology was piloted at the Sofianlehto Activity Centre, which offers day activities for the city’s residents with disabilities. The team piloting PALL0 co-developed the solution with Sofianlehto’s physiotherapists, instructors and clients. During the pilot, the solution’s user-friendliness, technical functionality, and suitability for both day activity clients and to the use of activity center staff were evaluated. The collaboration yielded promising results.