An adaptive lift system comprising: a base portion comprising a plurality of rollers; a lift portion coupled to the base portion, the lift portion comprising a mast extending upward from the base portion in a vertical direction and a lift arm coupled to the mast; a lift system coupled to the base portion and the lift arm, wherein the lift system raises and lowers the lift arm with respect to the base portion in the vertical direction, the lift system comprising: an electronic controller comprising a processor and a memory storing computer readable and executable instructions; a motor communicatively coupled to the electronic controller; a lift bar coupled to the lift system, the lift bar comprising an integrated scale positioned within the lift bar and communicatively coupled to the electronic controller; and a user input communicatively coupled to the electronic controller, characterized in that the adaptive lift system further comprises: a linking member rotatively engaged with a motor shaft of the motor and extending to and rotatively engaging a driven member coupled to the lift arm such that rotation of the linking member causes the driven member to rotate, wherein rotation of the driven member causes the lift arm to rotate. a base portion comprising a plurality of rollers; a lift portion coupled to the base portion, the lift portion comprising a mast extending upward from the base portion in a vertical direction and a lift arm coupled to the mast; a lift system coupled to the base portion and the lift arm, wherein the lift system raises and lowers the lift arm with respect to the base portion in the vertical direction, the lift system comprising: an electronic controller comprising a processor and a memory storing computer readable and executable instructions; a motor communicatively coupled to the electronic controller; a lift bar coupled to the lift system, the lift bar comprising an integrated scale positioned within the lift bar and communicatively coupled to the electronic controller; and a user input communicatively coupled to the electronic controller, characterized in that the adaptive lift system further comprises: a linking member rotatively engaged with a motor shaft of the motor and extending to and rotatively engaging a driven member coupled to the lift arm such that rotation of the linking member causes the driven member to rotate, wherein rotation of the driven member causes the lift arm to rotate. an electronic controller comprising a processor and a memory storing computer readable and executable instructions; a motor communicatively coupled to the electronic controller; a lift bar coupled to the lift system, the lift bar comprising an integrated scale positioned within the lift bar and communicatively coupled to the electronic controller; and a user input communicatively coupled to the electronic controller, characterized in that the adaptive lift system further comprises: a linking member rotatively engaged with a motor shaft of the motor and extending to and rotatively engaging a driven member coupled to the lift arm such that rotation of the linking member causes the driven member to rotate, wherein rotation of the driven member causes the lift arm to rotate.