Every morning, millions of seniors lose their privacy and independence because arthritis, stroke recovery, or limited shoulder and hip mobility make putting on pants and shirts exhausting or unsafe. Existing assistive tech is stuck at two extremes: cheap manual hooks that still require flexibility, or multi-thousand-dollar soft robotics and robotic arms that require air compressors or custom clothing. UniDress solves both halves of getting dressed in one seated, sub-$350 station using everyday clothes. For pants, motorized cord winches pull an open waistband hoop up the legs while a hinged rear drop-seat clears the hips, meaning the user never has to strain their arms lifting their body weight. For open-front shirts and zip hoodies, spring-loaded shoulder wings hold the armholes wide open while cable-driven auxetic C-Cuffs grip the outside of the sleeves and glide them down ball-bearing armrest tracks, dropping away cleanly at the wrists. Powered by four unified worm-gear motors with real-time current sensing that automatically backs off at any snag, UniDress turns a daily struggle into a safe, dignified, one-button routine.
UniDress
UniDress is a sub-$350 automated dressing chair that puts on pants and open-front shirts at the push of a button using cable-driven cuff gliders and a drop-seat—no caregiver or heavy lifting needed.
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