The times are changing: walkers used to be an unpopular aid used during illness or to compensate for mobility impairment associated with age. Acceptance of walkers has increased; they have been incorporated into everyday life, and users are satisfied with them. An invention from the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences introduces an electric walker equipped with a base plate that can be extended to the ground for the user to stand on. The plate is then raised until there is enough clearance for the walker to move (also electric). The advantage is that even if the user overestimates energy and undertakes too long a walk, the e-walker will bring safely to destination. This security gives the user additional motivation to move independently at own pace.