You'veheardofthefatsuitandthepregnancysuit；nowmeetAGNES—theoldpersonsuit.
AGNESstandsfor“AgeGainNowEmpathy(换位体验)System”andwasdesignedbyresearchersatMIT'sAgeLabtoletyouknowwhatitfeelslike—physically—tobe75yearsold.“Thebusinessofoldagedemandsnewtools，”saidJosephCoughlin，directoroftheAgeLab.“Whilefocusgroupsandobservationsandsurveyscanhelpyouunderstandwhattheolderconsumerneedsandwants，youngmarketersnevergetthat‘Ahha!’momentofhavingdifficultyopeningajarorgettinginandoutofacar.That’swhatAGNESprovides.”
Coughlinandhisteamcarefullyadjustedthesuittomakethewearerjustasuncomfortableasanoldpersonwhohasspentalifetimeeatingpoorlyandnotdoingmuchexercise.Specialshoesprovideafeelingofimbalance，whilebracesonthekneesandelbowslimitjointmobility.Glovesgivethefeelingofdecreasedstrengthandmobilityinthehandsandwrists，andearplugsmakeitdifficulttohearhigh—pitchedsoundsandsofttones.Ahelmetwithstraps(带)attachedtoitpressesthespine(脊柱)，andmorestrapsattachedtotheshoesdecreasehamstringflexibilityandshortensthewearer'sstep.
AGNEShasbeenusedmostrecentlybyagroupofstudentsworkingonadesignofanupdatedwalker.Bywearingthesuittheycouldseeforthemselveswhatdesignandmaterialswouldmakethemostsenseforaphysicallylimitedolderperson.Coughlinsaidthesuithasalsobeenusedbyclothingcompanies，carcompaniesandretailgoodscompaniestohelpthemunderstandthelimitationsofanolderconsumer.
“AGNESisnotthedestinyofeverybody”hesaid.“Sheisabadlybehavedladywhodidn'teatandexerciseverywell.Asecondarybenefitwe’vefoundwithAGNESisthatithasbecomeapowerfultooltogetyoungerpeopletoinvestintheirlong-termhealth.”
1.AGNEShasbeendevelopedto .
A.maketheusersmorecomfortable
B.1etusunderstandoldpeoplebetter
C.helpoldpeoplemovemorequickly
D.producenewtoolsfortheold-agebusiness
2.“Anupdatedwalker”(underlined)mostlikelyrefersto .
A.someonewhotravelsalot
B.aphysicallylimitedoldperson
C.someequipmentthathelpsoldpeoplewalk