Spoonie: Self-Stabilizing Feeding Spoon For Tremored Hands

Spoonie is a self-stabilizing feeding spoon designed for people who have Parkinson's disease, elderly persons, and babies who cannot hold their hands steadily during their meals. The spoon is so uniquely designed that the spoon head remains stable, thus automatically correcting for shakiness or other unwanted movements that would allow easier and classier feeding. It is powered by a microcontroller that controls servo motors in relation to real-time data from an accelerometer, ensuring the spoon head remains at a steady level, even if a user's hand is shaking or moving unpredictably. With this spoon, users are able to self-feed without any assistance, hence improving their quality of life. The self-stabilizing spoon represents a breakthrough in assistive technology that really helps people with motor control issues in solving practical dilemmas every day. Further refinements could include adjustable settings for different levels of stability so that the device is much more attuned to individual needs.