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Re: Vertiwalk Vertical Walking

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Post by Borrible »

Borrible wrote: post #60
asdfasgasdgasdg wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don't mean to be rude, but this is the type and tone of questions I sometimes get paid to ask. If other people pay you to be rude to them, that's between you and them. But that doesn't mean rudeness is welcome in all contexts, and this site is one where it isn't. As far as the pitch, it seems to me that the video is the pitch. I'm sure if you were actually in a position to fund their work they'd be happy to talk…

BKK Mobil Oil is a German public health insurance provider, rewalk an exoskeleton system. https://rewalk.com/blog/rewalk-enters-contract-with-bkk-mobi... So it's exoskeletons just around the corner. And they can be carried around, so haven't to be build into that corner. You may do your own cost comparisons for funding purposes considering the wider market for exoskeleton systems in logistics, construction, etc. So t…

Ah, there is one from 2018:

Robotic exoskeletons: The current pros and cons

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6153133/

Of course you more often need upper limb or back support systems, they are much cheaper:

https://exoskeletonreport.com/product-category/exoskeleton-c...

So, there you go.

To strain the metaphor.

Re: Vertiwalk Vertical Walking

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Post by SilkRoadie »

In small houses I have always thought that stairs take up so much space for something which is used a couple of times a day. I have always thought a vertical solution would be better. This isn’t that solution for a variety of reasons. It is nice to see innovation in this area though.

Re: Vertiwalk Vertical Walking

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Post by gertrunde »

thanhhaimai wrote: post #56

I think Vertiwalk might be a solution for people who want to exercise. But if the main issue is to travel between floors, I think installing your own mini elevator might be a better solution. It doesn't take much more space, but it's fast and can carry the wheel chair with you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqMZfQODJZo

Beyond the cost issue mentioned by others, the exercise element that you mention is maybe more important than you think - older folk often fare better if they can stay active, and this might be a subtle way to provide that. Also there's the physical size - 80cm x 80cm - retrofitting an elevator into a small property has some serious space demands.

Re: Vertiwalk Vertical Walking

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

hetspookjee wrote: post #57
thanhhaimai wrote: post #56

I think Vertiwalk might be a solution for people who want to exercise. But if the main issue is to travel between floors, I think installing your own mini elevator might be a better solution. It doesn't take much more space, but it's fast and can carry the wheel chair with you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqMZfQODJZo

I can imagine this is vastly more affordable than a mini elevator?

Probably, but it'll be vastly too expensive for most folks. I imagine the construction costs are greater than devices that use the stairwell due to design and anyone that lives in a rental or otherwise cannot do the construction are out of luck.

Re: Vertiwalk Vertical Walking

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #54
Zababa wrote: post #19

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If it's cheaper than the other alternatives then it has a place.

It probably isn't though. My mother in law's stairlift was installed in a couple of hours along the normal stairs. There was no building work to create a shaft needed. It was cheap.

This is key - they didn't have to do construction and make a shaft with the chairlift. That'll put the prices up.

Re: Vertiwalk Vertical Walking

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Post by mosselman »

punnerud wrote: post #62

Cool product, but Assistep seems like a simpler solution for the same problem https://assistep.com/

I think they solve different problems. It doesn’t seem to me like the woman in the video would’ve been able to get upstairs as quickly or even at all, with the assistep. Especially moving upstairs with it seems very dangerous if there is a chance that your feet don’t do what you want them to.

Side note: “upstairs” is a great word that shows how ingrained stairs are in our lives as a means to move up or down. The Vertiwalk people have really thought outside of the box. Very cool.

Re: Vertiwalk Vertical Walking

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Post by dools »

abledon wrote: post #42
autarch wrote: post #39

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It's also on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYqHWDt5wRk

ying and yang of HN right here in this exchange haha!

Richard: I think it’s yin

Ron: What like yin and Yan?

Richard: No like yin and yang

Ron: No it’s ying and Yang they’re opposites

Re: Vertiwalk Vertical Walking

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Post by zhte415 »

Looking for more information, I couldn't find any 'About' page on the website, came across this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqZJvRWQW5k from 5 years ago.

Same name and a Netherlands connection. SAme company?

The website vertiwalk.com was registered in 2016, around the date of this video. Did this come to market? It certainly looks useful.

Re: Vertiwalk Vertical Walking

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Post by adolph »

dools wrote: post #68
abledon wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ying and yang of HN right here in this exchange haha!

Richard: I think it’s yin Ron: What like yin and Yan? Richard: No like yin and yang Ron: No it’s ying and Yang they’re opposites

By the power of wordplay, pedants unite!

Eats shoots and leaves!

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