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If the user falls down, the sensor will wait 5 seconds, then call an ambulance. (Represented here by the "Calling Ambulance" message displayed.)

This system can be somewhat temperamental, as the Kinect cannot reliably track a user lying on the ground, as the various limbs are no longer clearly defined. 


Here is a video demonstrating a fall and the systems reaction:

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