Patent ID: 8442669

Claim:
A self-feeding device, comprising: a base assembly haying a housing, wherein the housing includes an upper wall, a lower wall and a sidewall extending therebetween the upper wall and the lower wall; a plate disposed on the upper housing wall of the base assembly, wherein the plate includes a food compartment having a food item located therein; a feed arm assembly located on the base assembly, wherein the feed arm assembly includes a plurality of arms, with each arm being pivotally interconnected and each arm having corresponding predetermined degrees of freedom; a feeding utensil coupled to the feed arm; and a feed arm actuator that actuates the feed arm assembly based on a select food item signal from a user input device such that the feed arm assembly translates and rotates to obtain the selected food item from the food compartment via the feeding utensil, and to transfer the selected food item to the user based on a eat food item signal from the user input device.