Disability

JudyM

(29,526 posts) Wed Dec 7, 2016, 10:58 PM Dec 2016

Self-leveling spoon

Hi folks - just ran across this product and thought it might make be helpful to some.
There's video at the link, looks like it could make a real difference.

https://www.liftware.com/level/

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Self-leveling spoon (Original Post) JudyM Dec 2016 OP

Looks like a godsend for some people, but it's 200 bucks... TreasonousBastard Dec 2016 #1

Yeah... it is an assistive device, maybe insurance for those who have it. JudyM Dec 2016 #2

Quite remarkable--one wonders if there isn't a way to make a mechanical version MADem Dec 2016 #3

Ya got me, had to look up gimbal to even see what it is! JudyM Dec 2016 #4

Yes--that YT video really shows it off to good effect! MADem Dec 2016 #5

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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Looks like a godsend for some people, but it's 200 bucks...

Reply to JudyM (Original post)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 12:30 AM

Dec 2016

Probably costs close to that, so now how to get ways to pay for it.

JudyM

(29,526 posts)

2. Yeah... it is an assistive device, maybe insurance for those who have it.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 12:39 AM

Dec 2016

Maybe the company would give a discount for folks without insurance? Let people pay for it over time? GoFundMe pages? I don't know, but you're right, there should be some way to affordable get this to a lot of people.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

3. Quite remarkable--one wonders if there isn't a way to make a mechanical version

Reply to JudyM (Original post)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 01:02 AM

Dec 2016

that's perhaps not quite as "leveling" but does the same sort of thing with gimbals? It wouldn't require charging.

The price has come down on this item--it used to be three hundred bucks and is now down to 2.

I can understand the expense because it uses gyroscopic technology that is sophisticated enough to respond to even very small tremors. I can see it being life-changing for people who can't feed themselves because of that, but have the range of motion to otherwise accomplish the task.