Abstract: A lift assist device for supporting and lifting the mass (or partial mass) of a human user. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided which is a fall recovery device to assist in raising human users from an initial position, to a position elevated relative to the initial position. In certain example embodiments, this can include assisting fallen human users to return to a sitting position from a fallen position, or even assisting the user to obtain a standing position. In other embodiments, a hybrid walker and fall recovery device. In alternative embodiments, a hybrid wheeled walker and fall recovery device. In preferred embodiments, a hybrid wheeled walker and fall recovery device which aids a human user to walk while in a standing position and includes a seat which is raisable and lowerable by mechanical means, such as a linear actuator, to assist in returning a fallen human user back to a seated or standing (or other raised) position.