Smart Walker

A smart walker that allows for monitoring of patient's rehabilitation progress

Design Award

Tong Biomedical Design Award Honorable Mention

Project Overview

Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) frequently experience significant trauma followed by intensive rehabilitation aimed at restoring mobility and facilitating a return to daily activities. During rehabilitation, clinicians often face challenges in objectively measuring patient progress, limiting their ability to provide quantifiable feedback and to show insurance providers evidence of improvement, which complicates reimbursement for clinical services. The proposed smart walker accessories will objectively measure pressure applied, walking speed, and distance covered by patients during their daily evaluations. These data will be reported and displayed in real time to support clinicians in monitoring patient progress and enhancing patient motivation. Ultimately, the device is expected to streamline Medicare documentation requirements and provide objective indicators of patient readiness for discharge.

Team Picture

Team photo: Navya Jain, Shreya Venkatesh, Nicolas Mandonaldo, Xicheng Yang

Files

PDS (May 2, 2026)
Final Report (May 2, 2026)
Final Notebook (April 29, 2026)
Final Poster Presentation (April 23, 2026)
Executive Summary (April 17, 2026)
Preliminary Report (February 27, 2026)
Preliminary Presentation (February 20, 2026)

Contact Information

Team Members

Nicolas Maldonado - Team Leader
Shreya Venkatesh - Communicator
Xicheng Yang - BSAC
Navya Jain - BWIG & BPAG

Advisor and Client

Prof. Justin Williams - Advisor
Mr. Daniel Kutschera - Client

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