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wheelchair from scalevo (ETH zurich), similar "segway tech." including stairclimbing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lb_8nmy90c
scalevo appears to use a joystick, the hands-free nature of ogo is what I find the most interesting.
So, this isn't mainly for disabled people, I take it?
Why do you think so?
I mean, it looked like a wheelchair to me, but hey it's the 21st century, sometimes it feels like all bets are off. :/
What I want is a human-sized quad copter :) Maybe they'll exist by the time I need one.
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From the outside, powered monowheel seem cooler and less obnoxious than segways. The speed of some of them seems utterly ridiculous though (some brands/models are quoted at 20mph)
No, no they don't seem cooler. They actually trigger a grade school tripping reflex making others want to stick out their foot and topple the rider.
It suddenly dawned on me that I'll most likely live to experience certain categories of disability that'll grant you access to technology which will make you altogether more able-bodied than the average "non-disabled" person.
Is "personal transportation" a new euphemism for "wheelchair"? I've never heard that before.
It's a sit on Segway, seems it would fit the same niche too? From what I've seen of Segway's that niche is kinda "novelty solo recreational vehicle". One thing here is speed. UK Highway Code says "Powered wheelchairs and scooters MUST NOT travel faster than 4 mph (6 km/h) on pavements or in pedestrian areas." [ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/rules-for-users... - "must not" IIRC means it's illegal with r…
Yeah, just like your car MUST NOT travel faster than the posted speed limit. Nothing says it can't be capable of doing so in other areas though.
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If it's not (legally) a wheelchair, it doesn't need FDA approval, and from what I understand FDA approval is an extremely expensive process (as in, "increase unit price by hundreds of thousands of dollars" expensive).
So in the end this is a good move? People who need wheelchairs can get them for cheaper, like how gluten-intolerant people get a lot more choices now that gluten-free options are getting so popular
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So in the end this is a good move? People who need wheelchairs can get them for cheaper, like how gluten-intolerant people get a lot more choices now that gluten-free options are getting so popular
Probably not a good example. I've heard that gluten-intolerant people can no longer trust a label "gluten free" these days. It is now used as a marketing device for healthy people and not meaning that it is safe for those with the medical condition.
At least for simple navigation I think the tech is mature enough to make it today. Just make sure to avoid obstacles and people and find your way from A to B.
Couple that with the Google car fitted with an automatic docking station and you have an almost complete system of transport.