Rollators with electric motors have been known for some time. Now it is going one step further. The Lean Emporement Assitant, or LEA for short, has already won the reddot Design Award in 2019.
In LEA a care robot and a rollator are combined. The care robot enables elderly people to remain active and independent in and outside their own four walls. It helps the users to train their physical fitness and maintain their daily routine, for example by reminding them to take their medication ers to take their medication. It interacts via a technical interface that works like a tablet PC.
LEA has over 70 sensors and does many things automatically, for example, the rollator stabilises itself, detects obstacles or if its user falls down. The product contains an artificial intelligence that anticipates problems and recognises the user’s wishes, for example via speech recognition. Via the tablet, the user can do both physical and cognitive exercises. LEA can network with family members and performs reminder functions.
Design: LEA Lean Empowering Assistant Care Robot (sparkdesign.nl)
Manufacturer: Robot Care Systems, The Hague, Netherlands