Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a building from weather elements comprises a structure installable on a roof of the building and elevatable to an elevated position from an unelevated position for protecting the building from weather elements, a pumping assembly, and an elevating assembly. The structure comprises a hydroponic cultivating unit comprising a growing container and a tubing unit attached to the hydroponic cultivating unit. The tubing unit couples with a reservoir containing a growing solution in the unelevated position. The pumping assembly coupled with the tubing unit in the unelevated position transfers the growing solution to the growing container from the reservoir through the tubing unit. The elevating assembly raises and lowers the structure, moving the structure between the unelevated position and the elevated position. The tubing unit allows draining of the growing solution from the growing container in the unelevated position and the structure is raised after the draining.

Abstract: An apparatus for provisioning assistance to users in performing activities. The apparatus includes a drone configured to be at least one of positioned and moved to at least one of a plurality of positions, an imaging sensor coupled to the drone, and configured for imaging an environment of the drone based on at least one of the positioning and the moving of the drone, a processing device coupled to the drone, and communicatively coupled with the imaging sensor, and a device coupled with the drone, and operatively coupled with the processing device. The processing device is configured for generating an imaging data based on the imaging, analyzing the imaging data using a machine learning model, generating an insight associated with an activity based on the analyzing, and determining an operation based on the insight. The device is configured for performing the operation.

Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a building from weather elements comprises a structure installable on a roof of the building and elevatable to an elevated position from an unelevated position for protecting the building from weather elements, a pumping assembly, and an elevating assembly. The structure comprises a hydroponic cultivating unit comprising a growing container and a tubing unit attached to the hydroponic cultivating unit. The tubing unit couples with a reservoir containing a growing solution in the unelevated position. The pumping assembly coupled with the tubing unit in the unelevated position transfers the growing solution to the growing container from the reservoir through the tubing unit. The elevating assembly raises and lowers the structure, moving the structure between the unelevated position and the elevated position. The tubing unit allows draining of the growing solution from the growing container in the unelevated position and the structure is raised after the draining.