AI Rollator With Robotic Arm for Adaptive Assisted Mobility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobility aids fail to provide comprehensive assistance beyond mechanical stability, struggle with navigating cluttered or dynamic environments, retrieving out-of-reach items, and lack adaptive responses to environmental changes, while also failing to securely handle user data and adapt to changing user behaviors.

Innovation Solution

A rollator system equipped with autonomous navigation, a flying drone, and a bionic robotic arm, integrated with AI and computer vision, to facilitate safe and independent movement, object retrieval, and environmental monitoring.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If basic mechanical support is provided, then walking stability is improved, but assistance in interacting with the environment remains limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewalking stabilityVSAvoidenvironmental interaction capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The mobility aid system integrates multiple functions including navigation, object retrieval via robotic arm, environmental monitoring via sensors, and user assistance beyond basic mechanical support, allowing a single device to serve diverse purposes and significantly enhance environmental interaction capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system combines mechanical support structure with electronic components (processors, sensors, communication devices) and robotic elements (arm, drone) into an integrated mobility aid that provides both physical stability and intelligent environmental interaction

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the system integrates multiple components for comprehensive assistance, then environmental interaction capability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenvironmental interaction capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mobility aid system is divided into distinct functional modules including navigation module with processor, sensing module with various sensors, robotic arm module, communication module, and power module, allowing independent development, testing, and maintenance of each component while achieving comprehensive functionality through integration

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Extent of automation

If autonomous navigation is implemented, then navigation capability is improved, but reliability in dynamic environments deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveautonomous navigation capabilityVSAvoidnavigation reliability in dynamic environments

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The autonomous navigation system continuously receives feedback from sensors detecting environmental conditions, obstacles, and user state, processes this information through the processor, and adjusts navigation commands in real-time to maintain reliable operation in dynamic and unpredictable environments

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The navigation system is designed to be dynamic and adaptive, adjusting its behavior based on real-time environmental conditions detected by sensors, rather than following fixed pre-programmed paths, enabling reliable navigation through changing indoor environments with moving obstacles

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Adaptability or versatility

If advanced sensors and processors are added, then environmental monitoring capability is improved, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenvironmental monitoring capabilityVSAvoidenergy consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The environmental monitoring system employs periodic sensing and processing rather than continuous operation, with sensors activated at intervals or triggered by specific events, reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining adequate environmental awareness and monitoring capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The system activates full environmental monitoring and processing capabilities only when needed based on situational context, using partial monitoring during stable conditions and excessive monitoring during critical situations, optimizing the balance between capability and energy usage

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20260014045A1Systems, methods, devices, and apparatuses for providing assistance to users

Publication Date: 2026.01.15 LI HUA HARRY

AI summary

The present disclosure provides an apparatus for providing assistance. Further, the apparatus may include a frame comprising two or more frame members interconnected to define a structure. Further, the apparatus may include a movement assembly configured for moving the apparatus for navigating the apparatus. Further, the apparatus may include a processor configured for determining one or more requirements of a user associated with the apparatus and generating one or more commands based on the one or more requirements. Further, the one or more commands includes one or more navigation commands and one or more operation commands for performing one or more tasks. Further, the moving of the apparatus may be based on the one or more navigation commands. Further, the apparatus may include a peripheral device configured for executing one or more operations for the performing of the one or more tasks based on the one or more operation commands.