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ricardo kuhn
11-26-2003, 02:26 AM
I'm see a few articles and reports on the "Segway" wheel chair,,i also spend a few hours looking in here but i did not find any references

can somebody point me out on the right direction,,that project is pretty interesting and i will like to know more about




mister_bigtime
11-26-2003, 01:46 PM
What you are looking for is the ibot wheelchair. It was invented by Dean Kaman who also invented the Segway. It uses some of the same technology used in the Segway. He licensed J&J to market and sell it. Unlike the Segway it is FDA approved and cost about $25,000.00.
Below is a link to the J&J site with info on the ibot.

http://www.jnj.com/innovations/new_features/IBOT.htm

ricardo kuhn
11-26-2003, 04:25 PM
quote:Originally posted by mister_bigtime

What you are looking for is the ibot wheelchair. It was invented by Dean Kaman who also invented the Segway. It uses some of the same technology used in the Segway. He licensed J&J to market and sell it. Unlike the Segway it is FDA approved and cost about $25,000.00.
Below is a link to the J&J site with info on the ibot.

http://www.jnj.com/innovations/new_features/IBOT.htm


Thanks that is a pretty good start,,
any other ideas about were to find technic information,and for sure more photos...

Mister Kaman team is pretty serius,some how i wish i was part of it..

billc
11-28-2003, 07:40 AM
...have a look at
http://rehabtech.eng.monash.edu.au/seat/link.htm
there's a dowloadable spec sheet on the iBot
too

Bill Contoyannis
Manager / Rehabilitation Engineer, REHAB Tech
Centre for Biomedical Engineering - Monash University

ricardo kuhn
11-28-2003, 12:29 PM
quote:Originally posted by billc

...have a look at
http://rehabtech.eng.monash.edu.au/seat/link.htm
there's a dowloadable spec sheet on the iBot
too

Bill Contoyannis
Manager / Rehabilitation Engineer, REHAB Tech
Centre for Biomedical Engineering - Monash University


Thanks Bill that is great information.

I guess we are in similar fields,I run a little design company with enfasis on "Dinamic" Ergonomics.
for a long time i have a really big interest in the field of movility specially for less-able people.sorry if that does not sound to PC,,is not my intension to offend,on the contrary I wish i can help make their lives a little better.

sound like the I-Bot is doing pretty good

so i have a little question(i just glance at the pictures) I just saw a photo of a guy with a remote control(the person was standing) so my question is,,can the I-bot be driven like a remote control car, so the person can park it inside the car by him self,after he is being seated on the driver seat of the car.
to me that canandrum always intrige me,,in other words,,,,how people get from the trunk of the car to the driver seat,the way I see it a chain of events only needs one weak link to be broken...

thanks again,your site and John site are a great source of information

Sunday
11-30-2003, 01:50 PM
The ibot can be remote controlled. I would suggest contacting J&J for more information. Perhaps they could even arrange for a demo for you from a rep.


Sunday

Segway-more fun than you can stand!

ricardo kuhn
11-30-2003, 05:14 PM
Thanks Sunday I'm more interested on the tecnology and the wonderfull possibilies.