New trends in health smart homes

The concept of Health Smart House aims at giving an autonomous life, in their own home, to people who would normally be placed in institutions: patients suffering from a chronic disease, handicapped people, and also fragile elderly. We propose an overview of the researches on the concept. It then presents the main trends in each the technological fields of concern-Information systems, home automations, ubiquitous sensors, robotic assistance-meanwhile it indicates the standards efforts leaded by some large consortiums, and the ethical point of view.