Wheel Chairs are continuing to improve in innovative ways. In the near future, scholars predict that wheel chairs could become mobile homes or offices for disabled people. One example of an innovative wheelchair is the iBot. The main problem of wheelchairs is that they can only travel flat, stable terrain. Steps are a nightmare for handicaps in wheelchairs. Fortunately, the iBot can easily climb stairs. The wheel-chair has three sets of wheels, two big, outer sets with one small, inner pair. The two large outer wheels can rotate and stack up on each other to let the handicap stand taller and move up stairs. The video below shows the way the iBot works on stairs.
Unfortunately, the iBot is not on sale for now because it was to expensive. However, I hope that innovative wheelchairs of the future will cost a reasonable price so that it can help a greater number of handicaps.
In reality, how can we reduce the price of the wheelchair?
ReplyDeleteBy promoting the use of innovative technology used in the wheel chair, we can ensure that numerous companies will be using such science in other fields. That way, by the time the wheel chair comes out, the science will be such a conventional method that the wheel chair will not cost much. :)
ReplyDeleteHow long do you think it would take to reduce the cost by improving the wheelchair technology? What about fund-raising to provide such wheelchairs for people with disabilities?
ReplyDeleteThe higher visibility you obtain, especially with the elected officials in Washington, the more likely we can revive the iBOT. I am not handicapped, I founded a nonprofit to provide mobility devices to the many wounded disabled veterans who need iBOTs. Everyone will benefit if we succeed.
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Gary Lawson
Lawson is absolutely right. We must work together with governmental officials around the world in order to start to sell iBots to those in need, such as war veterans, as Lawson suggested. :)
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