title: Agile Walker.
abstract: The goal of the Agile Walker is to improve the outdoor mobility of healthy elderly people with some mobility limitations. It is a newly developed, all-terrain walker, equipped with an electric drive system and speed control that can assists elderly people to walk outdoors or to hike. The walker has a unique product design with an attractive look that will appeal to "active-agers" population. This paper describes product design requirements and the development process of the Agile Walker, its features and some preliminary testing results.
authors: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors: Reuven
authors: R
authors: Katz
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D014853:Walkers