Hannah Baradon, Julian Trerotola, Joshua Amaya, Zachary Bradley, Colin Davies, Skylar DeAngelis, Ariana Hasan, Samuel Splaine

Keep Up! was tasked with creating a walker with an active fall prevention mechanism. This walker must provide storage for items, function over multiple types of terrain, and be easily portable. It should not appear medical in nature or use hand-operated brakes. Lastly, the key demographic for this walker is those within the low- income countries, so the walker should minimize cost, but also include a 20% profit margin. The Keep Up! walker was created as a solution for the elderly and disabled to walk with confidence. It has an adjustable, ergonomic frame, prioritizing the comfort and proper stature of its users. Near the armrest are hand grips, on which rests the button to employ the brakes. The walker is equipped with all terrain wheels to provide stability over a range of terrains, both inside and outside. The walker employs multiple features to provide stability to its user. It uses force sensors within the arm rests to detect when a fall is likely. When the user moves their forearms to break their fall, the front legs rotate 25 degrees along the wheels into a more stable, quasi-pyramidal shape. The brakes will engage, and the walker will be more stable to keep the user standing. There is a removeable seat to provide a place for the user to rest in areas with inaccessible seating, but it also provides a secondary purpose- to shield the user in the event of a backward fall. During regular use, the user will use a telescopic bar in the front to expand the walker. When finished, the user would use the telescopic rod in the front of the frame to compress the walker into its portable state. These two systems make the Keep Up! walker portable enough to fit in the boot of a car.