Rollator walkers allow people with physical limitations to increase their mobility and give them the confidence and independence to participate in society for longer. However, rollator walker users often have poor posture, leading to further health problems and, in the worst case, falls. Integrating sensors into rollator walker designs can help to address this problem and results in a platform that allows several other interesting use cases. This paper briefly overviews existing systems and the current research directions and challenges in this field. We also present our early HealthWalk rollator walker prototype for data collection with older people, rheumatism, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson patients, and individuals with visual impairments.

翻译：助行架使行动受限者能够提升活动能力，增强其长期参与社会生活的信心与独立性。然而，助行架使用者常存在不良姿势，进而导致健康问题恶化，甚至最严重时引发跌倒。将传感器集成至助行架设计中有助于缓解该问题，并构建出支持多种其他有趣应用场景的平台。本文简要综述现有系统及该领域当前的研究方向与挑战，同时介绍我们早期开发的HealthWalk助行架原型——该设备面向老年人、风湿病、多发性硬化症、帕金森病患者及视障人群开展数据采集。