Dementia in aging patients comes with its unique set of challenges that can be overwhelming in daily life. Communication difficulties and memory loss can lead to some life-threatening situations as well when in public spaces which need a subtle solution.
The Sentence smart walker designed for aging patients who struggle with cognitive impairment, behavioral changes, and difficulty with daily tasks is the next best solution. It is an intelligent assistive device that learns the users’ habits over time to prompt suggestions about sentences they intend to speak. Intended to be used in shared mode, the assistive device creates individual profiles of the users, so that it can have AI-generated replies to any situation or someone else’s queries.
Designer: Junhyung Kwon
Having a wide display on the front, this walker is a guardian for people with cognitive problems, so that they don’t lose their way. This ensures the safety of the elderly whenever they take a walk out in the community garden or even the local supermarket. Sentence lowers the center of gravity convenient and stable walking. This is done by the intersection of curves rather than the existing vertical and horizontal structure. The whole structure is foldable for mobility so that it can be loaded in the boot of your car.
The smart walker comes with a dual camera setup on the front, so that they can observe others in their field of view. The Elderly can navigate through the information created on the prompts of the screen, presented as text. Users can choose from these text prompts without losing track of where they are walking. Two buttons execute the physical action, which has a height adjustment function and a folding function. The button on the other side helps intuitive recognition by expressing the most appropriate consideration of the usability of seniors with reduced cognitive ability.
The aim of this concept is to help elderly patients walk, and more than that, help them socialize. With this concept people with aging and dementia are free to go out, meet someone, and have fun talking like we all do!
