sentha is an interdisciplinary research team involving the Technical University Berlin (TU), the Berlin Institute for Social Research (BIS), the German Center for Research on Aging (DZFA), University of the Arts Berlin (UdK), the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus (BTU), and the Center for Technology and Society at the TU Berlin.

Building on empirical investigations of the special requirements placed by elder people on everyday household products, new products are being developed that can better meet the needs of both older people and, by extension, of others as well.

sentha receives funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

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DFG project title: "Household technology to help elder people maintain an independent household"