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cyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Special wheelchair gets users standing and climbing stairs

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Special wheelchair gets users standing and climbing stairs

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cyu@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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Most powered wheelchairs have at least two problems: they can't climb stairs, and the user has to remain in a single seated position. An experimental new robotic wheelchair, however, addresses both shortcomings.
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    Wasn’t this one of those things Dean (Segway) Kamen invented like 30 years ago?

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBOT

    “first working prototype was available in 1992”

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    That’s neat but it also seems a bit bulky.

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      There have been a few versions this one seems smaller then most and likely runs longer.

      I dunno if you’re a fan of very bad movies but shaqs “steel” involves a main character who’s in the same sort of chair.

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