Stability, mobility, portability — confidence, control, independence.
When a cane is not enough and a rollator is too much: a one-handed device designed by people who understand walkers — and want something better.
Curbs, thresholds, and inclines meet devices that are often too wide, too heavy, or too unstable for real-world confidence.
Wide, cumbersome, or prone to runaway motion on slopes and ramps. Heavy to lift and awkward in tight places.
Portable, but limited support on uneven ground and for tasks that need both balance and use of the body.
A portable grab bar, walking aid, and carrier — a step up from a cane.
Reduce fear of a runaway rollator or a falling cane. Project agency and poise in restaurants, theaters, family gatherings, and travel — not frailty.
Inventors and partners living with MS, Parkinson’s, and related conditions — building what they would actually use.
With family and friends — cooking, cleaning, gardening, projects — and out in the world: shopping, places of worship, sports, airports.
Accessories: cupholder, tray, hooks for cart and bags, reach tools. Step and Carry: a dual-purpose add-on — step one way, carry tray the other.
Channels: online retail, add-on to complementary product lines, and long-term licensing or sale to an industry leader after de-risking.
Planning numbers from current materials (subject to BOM and volume):
Validate demand, lock manufacturing, and position for scale or partnership.
Product, care, community, and media — plus deep industry operators: M&M Partners (Mark Williams & Rick Mazursky) with 50+ combined utility patents and hundreds of product launches. Advisors including Steve Powell (Indeelift) on certification paths.
Core contributors: Deborah Harter Williams, Lauren Johnson-Williams, Susie Nation, Bea Davis, Joyce Logan, Andrew Mann — and an extended network in manufacturing and healthcare.
Under development; patents pending. Next: BOM, testing, documentation, and retail / campaign readiness.
Product updates: sidekick@toy-knowlogy.com
Partnership: rmazursky@gmail.com (M&M Partners)
Proprietary. For discussion only.