Translating Research to Reality
The McKechnie Family LIFE Home is designed to support interdisciplinary research to advance the science and engineering of home innovations. The research is focused in the home environment, user-centered, and intended to advance solutions that are accessible for a broad range of individuals and families in both existing home designs and future home concepts.

Currently Recruiting Projects
Spotlight of Research Projects
- Assessing the Use of Digital Assistant Technologies by Older Adults with Mobility Disabilities
- The Fireside Exploration Project
- Older Adults’ and Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Telehealth Robotics
- CREATE Virtual Reality Project
- Center for Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks & Community Engagement
- TechSAge RERC
- Wayfinding Assistance via Mobile Robotics for People with Vision Impairments
- Stretch Robot Research & Development