Lots of people are complaining that this thing is slow, but imagine if you are not physically capable of walking, "rushing" to any places is probably the least of your concern! Keep up the good work Scalevo!
Your kidding right I have my wheelchair going the max legal speed all the time. I've got places to be. A 15min walk can easily become and houer in a chair. Disability slows you down enufe you dont want your mobility devices making geting from a to b even slower. Not to mention everybody staring at you while you just have to sit there.
@@theillogicalpunk5752 Right? My wheelchair goes 6 mph, but people can definitely walk faster than that! It takes me at least an hour just to cover a 3 mile distance (sometimes shorter or longer depending on traffic)
@@JerrBear81 exactly. Where I am legally your chair cant go after than 4mpa which infuriates me. You can go up to 8 on a road but my chair cant do that besides I wanna get the but I wanna get there alive and roads where I am just arnt equipped for that. I never thought I'd miss running for a bus but I kinda do. Not even the running but just the geting there bit.
This is AMAZING!!! A person that needs to go up or down stairs that for whatever reason isn't able to, this is a lifesaver! This would enable someone to go to museums, parks, homes, any place that isn't wheelchair friendly or requires another person pushing them up the wheelchair ramp. Not every person has the upper body strength to push themselves up a ramp And not everyone has an electric wheelchair. BEST INVENTION I'VE SEEN!!!;;
Great invention! Way to go! As a wheelchair user, watching this video makes me realize that in no time everywhere will be accessible for me. When there's no ramp, no elevator it's always such a pain in the a$$ to wait for someone to help you know.
This is a very awesome wheelchair and it must be exhilarating for wheelchair-bound people to be able to climb the stairs by themselves...job well done for all involved in the design and manufacturing of this marvelous wheelchair!
I love how stylish the chair looks, and the functionality really fills a void for those who use wheelchairs, but damn, the sun can rise and set by the time you go up a set of stairs. I understand that it has to do this methodically, especially when you consider the types of people on wheelchairs, but that was just painfully slow. Other than that, amazing job! You guys should be proud of yourselves.
M Saez It's also about the principle of the design. You won't go from standard wheelchair to perfect rapid stair-climbing chair, but it's going in the right direction (I know there are other chairs with rotating wheels that climb stairs, but this particular caterpillar track design is the first I've seen)
M Saez Looked a bit slow at the start but once the entire track is against the stairs, it seems to go faster. And who knows, maybe it can go faster but they went slow here for testing purposes, or maybe they have future plans to make it faster.
@@morgancalvi6675 That's my sentiments, too...I can't imagine wanting to go too fast because there could be a bad accident waiting to happen climbing the stairs too quickly. I noticed the rider had to tip himself skywards a couple times and I'm guessing it's to prevent the rider from slipping out of the chair...I would want a seatbelt to ensure no accidents happen.
Este tipo de cosas son las que me motivan para estudiar mi carrera, cambiar el mundo y la vida de las personas mediante la ingeniería. Tiene que ser una autentica maravilla trabajar en este tipo de proyectos, y en este concretamente. Muchísima suerte
Faith in humanity restored! Finally a group of people who are not about to invent weapons and things that earn a lot of money but make humanity suffer. Kepp up the good work
Cool. A nice piece of engineering. The chairs design is very well made and it looks graceful. Hopefully these will available and fordable for those who would need them, in the near future.
It handles going down stairs very well. Just like going up. You go in reverse to line up with the stairs and start going up. To go down the stairs its similar. Except your facing the stairs when you line up. And then you start slinding down once you've moved foward enough.
This is really cool. I think the only thing you could ask more from a wheelchair is to be able to climb stairs forwards, but even not being able to see forward while climbing stairs must really help empower people to access areas that they haven't been able to in the past.
First to those that are critical of this chair, if you are unable to walk and unable to climb stairs or steps then you would be thankful. There aren't always ramps or other means available. There are still places that aren't wheelchair friendly. Ten years ago I had pretty much the same attitude about people in wheelchairs. But that all changed when on October 5th, 2006, my daughter was injured in an automobile accident which left her paralyzed from the waist down. And living in a area where hills and steps are common place a chair like this or anything similar would be wonderful.
+Zula Zaboomafoo Just like a moronic comment I red, someone complaining about how slow it climb the stairs. I guess that person thought it should climb the stairs at 10MPH. Sorry to hear about your daughter.
@Diane Quelch Not for now, unfortunately. Go here to pre-order/contact the company. scewo.ch/en/preorder/ It's to be released at the end of 2019 in Switzerland.
I think I would be so scared to use this!!!!! You really got to be able to let go of all your fears and trust this chair!!!! But once you do, oh boy does your horizon expand. I want one of those!!!!
AWESOME! When I first saw this vid I thought I was going to see another one of those stupid kind of Segway wheelchair type things but this thing actually ROCKS! I walk just fine and I still want one!
I've seem some great designs for new wheelchairs, and this one has just jumped straight to my top three for its class. As always some chairs are better at some things than others, and there just isn't a chair out there that can "do it all" But this chair is pushing the envelope in that regard. It would be nice to see a more integrated stair claiming operation where the chair maintains level seating through the whole duration on its own while you just hold control to send it up or down. Also being able to go up or down just a little faster would be nice. Not too much for safety sake, but faster than it did in the video. Keep up the awesome work.
Ben Landry Thanks for this compliment! This really means a lot! But our primary goal is not to make money but to participate at the Cybathlon challenge in 2016!
Great gadgets for people in wheel chairs. Slightly slow though. I understand it is safer but the speed can be uped a bit more. Saying that, many places have access to wheel chairs now. As it is law for big shopping or business places to have proper access made available.
Haha yeah right. Are you in a wheelchair? I am, it may be a law but I can tell u, at least half the places I go it's still extremely difficult to get around. Because the excuse is they're older than the law... It's frustrating.
What happens if i align the chair slightly to one side while going up a long stair? Can i adjust it mid-climb or will i plummet to my death? And how do i come back down the stairs?
I have bad visions of when the battery goes flat and you're half-way up the stairs. I mean, this _has_ to be a massive drain on the power. If it _did_ lose power on the stairs, does the machine lock in position, leaving you safe (but stranded), or does everything disengage and you start hurtling downwards at great speed face first? - I noted that it's a ''single wheel/counterbalance'' chair, and the small rear wheels only come out when tackling a raised surface, so, can it be ''pushed'' like a normal chair if there's a neutral/freewheel mode and the battery is flat?
If the battery goes flat the wheelchair transfers into a safe mode. But as you always can check on the battery level this will not happen out of nowhere. The wheelchair can be pushed but not like any other wheelchair.
@@scewo_official Hello - That's reassuring (to know that there's a 'safe mode'), but what exactly _is_ safe mode? Does it disengage the drive so it can be pushed then put into a recovery trailer, or does it lock the drive to prevent it moving or rolling back when the chair be midway up a gradient/step? - It's good that theres an indicator to show battery staus before use, but, as with all things mechanical and electrical, they can develop a fault mid use for no reason. I _love_ the idea and concept of this chair, but there's that paranoid part of me that always fears the worst. My apologies for being an ''old fart'', and many thanks for the reply. All the best. Dogue.
Great invention, as are many of the other innovative chairs. In this one the speed of stair climbing isn't much issue. I've always thought it would be great for the person to be able to go up facing forward. Maybe I just haven't seen it yet. My thoughts are on the active balance system when not climbing. While cool, it is a battery sucker. My wife's chair goes for 2 or 3 normal days between charges depending on our activity level. I would imagine the extra drain would change your battery management.
UoU 🙏👏👏 I Need This! My wheelchair never climbed stairs... Congratulations, God Bless your life greatly! [SCALEVO] P.S.: I'm from Brazil, come here also sleep about 40 million disabled people, invest here too!
OMG I WANT ONE ! I have Cerebral Palsy and use an electric wheelchair (I call it the beast due to it always breaking down). I hope in the future that MEDICARE and MEDI CAL (California state insurance) will pay for it !
***** We can safely descend stairs as well! We will upload a video during the next two weeks. The automatisation of the transition from even ground to the stair is part of a bachelor thesis. This will be shown in the video as well. :) Cheers
"AWESOME" and no matter what, there will always be those who complain, in this case that its too slow, but for those who need wheelchairs to get around this is truly awesome and gives them the freedom to go wherever they want without having to ask someone to help or bypass areas where there are stairs. So for those finding fault pull your heads in and imagine if this were you - grow up and be grateful for your limbs.
This is pretty awesome! The other climbing wheelchairs I've seen, bump the person around while climbing each step. This has a nice smooth ride. Could it also be used as a stander?
I am cool with the going up the stairs part, but how about coming down? Would it pose a safety issue? What brake/gravity mechanisms are in check? What if operator accidentally overshoots the stairs while trying to go down?
If someone wants have one is there any way to buy this type of wheel chair and what is the delivery system then?? give me a proper way to contact you plz.
Jod Life We can climb stairs currently at a rate of 0.2 step / second. We are now increasing the speed "step by step" to get up to 1 step / second. To get faster than that we would need to use bigger motors.
Raijin1506 all i'm saying is the price performance most likely doesnt equal out, as most new tech is. Nothing is wrong with it, but was jus commenting on it, they make it look amazing and ground breaking. Which is it dont get me wrong, but is it efficient even for someone middle class in a wheel chair...i doubt it. It is very cool and i can't wait to see future models.
Jod Life well with how health care is now a days someone can get a motorized wheelchair fairly easily, and i dont think this model is anymore advanced, just added innovations, but nothing technological mind blowing from a normal motorized wheelchair, so i would assume that once they streamline this for production, or sell to some corporation, most anyone would be able to afford one through insurance, and or since we have to pay for everyones health costs even people with no disabilities like obesity can get one with little or no cost to them.
Ortadragon01 Treads have much more friction, particularly when turning corners, and wouldn't be very efficient for everyday transport. Having only treads would require much more power and therefore would significantly reduce the range of the chair on a single charge.
if the tracks slip up, it can seriously harm the rider. I suggest you implement a failsafe "foot" that doesn't use much power in case an mechanical failure occur.
there's a lot to like about this chair , but coming down stairs is a bit concerning , my Sister had Cancer and when she got her chair she didn't know to lean back in it going down her ramp, If I hadn't been behind her and grabbed the chair she would have taken a really painful fall face forward, I do like the tilt back feature that does help and I didn't think it was taking so terribly long to climb the stairs , it's not going to be the same as walking up them, it's a wheel chair and I like it
Excellent concept, groundbreaking to say the least, but it takes quite a long time to go up one step let alone ten. Hopefully people can build off of this innovation and create something which can go a bit faster.
I like this a lot. As a paraplegic who has been bound to my wheelchair for pretty much my entire life, it's a great thing you're doing. Although, I'm the type who prefers pushing myself with my arms (as in an ordinary wheelchair), when not needing the stair climbing ability. Your chair (in the video) doesn't seem to support that, or does it? What i'd really like to see is the option to be able to manually push myself whenever possible, when not needing the stair climbing ability. Maybe if you could modify the hind wheels of the chair for that to happen?
oh my god... what is the price of this chair i have DL 5.2i right now automatic but i need this ...and where i can buy that chair tell me and the mantion the price
I imagine if it's successful, future versions will be faster and have things like sensors to auto level and auto climb stairs instead of manual operation only.
Lots of people are complaining that this thing is slow, but imagine if you are not physically capable of walking, "rushing" to any places is probably the least of your concern! Keep up the good work Scalevo!
What if its a
Doctors apointment for leg surgery.
I don't know about you, but I know about me. My ideal wheelchair doesn't climb stairs
Your kidding right I have my wheelchair going the max legal speed all the time. I've got places to be. A 15min walk can easily become and houer in a chair. Disability slows you down enufe you dont want your mobility devices making geting from a to b even slower. Not to mention everybody staring at you while you just have to sit there.
@@theillogicalpunk5752 Right? My wheelchair goes 6 mph, but people can definitely walk faster than that! It takes me at least an hour just to cover a 3 mile distance (sometimes shorter or longer depending on traffic)
@@JerrBear81 exactly. Where I am legally your chair cant go after than 4mpa which infuriates me. You can go up to 8 on a road but my chair cant do that besides I wanna get the but I wanna get there alive and roads where I am just arnt equipped for that. I never thought I'd miss running for a bus but I kinda do. Not even the running but just the geting there bit.
The look of joy on his face brought tears to my eyes. That could be any of us, at any time. And when he popped up to look at the view! Amazing!
wow this came 8 years ago, cant believe so much advancements, imagine what could be technology in this era.. kudos to you
This is AMAZING!!! A person that needs to go up or down stairs that for whatever reason isn't able to, this is a lifesaver! This would enable someone to go to museums, parks, homes, any place that isn't wheelchair friendly or requires another person pushing them up the wheelchair ramp. Not every person has the upper body strength to push themselves up a ramp And not everyone has an electric wheelchair. BEST INVENTION I'VE SEEN!!!;;
Great invention! Way to go! As a wheelchair user, watching this video makes me realize that in no time everywhere will be accessible for me. When there's no ramp, no elevator it's always such a pain in the a$$ to wait for someone to help you know.
This is such a good step in the right direction. Wanna see more bad ass tech like this for people with mobility needs. Keep this up
Words are not enough to thank to those who r behind this wonderful innovation
You guys are doing great and this is some amazing work of engineering! You’re a great example of the amazing people at ETH
Hey there, thank you so much for the awesome feedback.💙 Means a lot to us!
The smile on the user says it all. That's the most important outcome for this entire venture. I salute you.
It's priceless how amazing technology can be!! It's simply beautiful to see people's life changing for better. Great work!!
Show me technology then.
1.58 True happiness on him, that he can climb stairs without anyone's help.
Kudos guys.
This is a very awesome wheelchair and it must be exhilarating for wheelchair-bound people to be able to climb the stairs by themselves...job well done for all involved in the design and manufacturing of this marvelous wheelchair!
This thing is just what I need.. Compact and the possibillities of getting up stairs to visit friends and family. I hope it gets produced
The smile on your face is worth a million. May god bless you brother!!
I love how stylish the chair looks, and the functionality really fills a void for those who use wheelchairs, but damn, the sun can rise and set by the time you go up a set of stairs. I understand that it has to do this methodically, especially when you consider the types of people on wheelchairs, but that was just painfully slow. Other than that, amazing job! You guys should be proud of yourselves.
M Saez It's also about the principle of the design. You won't go from standard wheelchair to perfect rapid stair-climbing chair, but it's going in the right direction (I know there are other chairs with rotating wheels that climb stairs, but this particular caterpillar track design is the first I've seen)
M Saez Looked a bit slow at the start but once the entire track is against the stairs, it seems to go faster. And who knows, maybe it can go faster but they went slow here for testing purposes, or maybe they have future plans to make it faster.
Have you ever heard 'function over fashion'?
@@morgancalvi6675 That's my sentiments, too...I can't imagine wanting to go too fast because there could be a bad accident waiting to happen climbing the stairs too quickly. I noticed the rider had to tip himself skywards a couple times and I'm guessing it's to prevent the rider from slipping out of the chair...I would want a seatbelt to ensure no accidents happen.
Este tipo de cosas son las que me motivan para estudiar mi carrera, cambiar el mundo y la vida de las personas mediante la ingeniería. Tiene que ser una autentica maravilla trabajar en este tipo de proyectos, y en este concretamente. Muchísima suerte
Porfi necesito saber si este tipo de silla son disponible en España
Faith in humanity restored! Finally a group of people who are not about to invent weapons and things that earn a lot of money but make humanity suffer. Kepp up the good work
Awesome to see what mankind is able to do and invent. Great work!
Great movie! Great wheelchair! Great work!
Louis Voellmy Thanks! This means a lot!
Amazing. It gives a new ray of hope to those using wheelchairs. Thanks
Cool. A nice piece of engineering.
The chairs design is very well made and it looks graceful.
Hopefully these will available and fordable for those who would need them, in the near future.
Very impressive work. Out of curiosity how does it handle going down stairs?
I guess the other way around...
I was thinking the same thing.
It handles going down stairs very well. Just like going up. You go in reverse to line up with the stairs and start going up. To go down the stairs its similar. Except your facing the stairs when you line up. And then you start slinding down once you've moved foward enough.
Technology is so amazing it’s giving back independence to the ones who lost their independence which is totally beautiful
Mega! Unfassbar was ihr da geschaffen habt! Danke 🙏
This is really cool. I think the only thing you could ask more from a wheelchair is to be able to climb stairs forwards, but even not being able to see forward while climbing stairs must really help empower people to access areas that they haven't been able to in the past.
First to those that are critical of this chair, if you are unable to walk and unable to climb stairs or steps then you would be thankful. There aren't always ramps or other means available. There are still places that aren't wheelchair friendly. Ten years ago I had pretty much the same attitude about people in wheelchairs. But that all changed when on October 5th, 2006, my daughter was injured in an automobile accident which left her paralyzed from the waist down. And living in a area where hills and steps are common place a chair like this or anything similar would be wonderful.
+Zula Zaboomafoo Just like a moronic comment I red, someone complaining about how slow it climb the stairs. I guess that person thought it should climb the stairs at 10MPH. Sorry to hear about your daughter.
Can I buy this I'm in England
@Diane Quelch Not for now, unfortunately. Go here to pre-order/contact the company. scewo.ch/en/preorder/
It's to be released at the end of 2019 in Switzerland.
the ibot wheelchair does this though
Amazing ! A wonderful idea and concept ! Good job, guys ! And thank you for caring for the others !
That stair lift chair is brilliant!!
Now this is a "step" in the right direction! Well done.
This is really fantastic - well done, I hope this technology makes it to production!
Tremendous. I didn't think it was possible. Feel proud.
The rollout video from our Scalevo stair climber project.
Scalevo Great work!
Scalevo Awesome job!
+Scalevo Question for you. What about Down Stairs. everyone is happy to go UPSTAIRS but what about going back down?
ahhMyHeadahh it can go downstairs as well. The same mechanism... We will post another video showing that in the near future. :)
+Carlos Gomes Martinho MAs a user, much more trepidation would face a user going down than up ...
Well done: Congrats from Canada
Paul Nesbitt Thanks a lot! from Switzerland ^.^
Great idea, but what if those tracks lose grip? Are there any security mechanisms that prevent the wheelchair from falling over backwards then?
Hi Paul, yes there is an Anti Tip System which prevents you from falling over as well as some other mechanisms.
How does it handle staircases with landings, or stairs that are irregularly high?
What if your stairs are not straight up and down? Is it able to turn corners while on stairs?
I think I would be so scared to use this!!!!! You really got to be able to let go of all your fears and trust this chair!!!! But once you do, oh boy does your horizon expand. I want one of those!!!!
I'm not in a wheelchair, but I feel better knowing if something really bad does happen, there are cool solutions on the horizon to help.
AWESOME! When I first saw this vid I thought I was going to see another one of those stupid kind of Segway wheelchair type things but this thing actually ROCKS!
I walk just fine and I still want one!
I would support it if you guys made a Kickstarter campaign!
I've seem some great designs for new wheelchairs, and this one has just jumped straight to my top three for its class. As always some chairs are better at some things than others, and there just isn't a chair out there that can "do it all" But this chair is pushing the envelope in that regard.
It would be nice to see a more integrated stair claiming operation where the chair maintains level seating through the whole duration on its own while you just hold control to send it up or down. Also being able to go up or down just a little faster would be nice. Not too much for safety sake, but faster than it did in the video.
Keep up the awesome work.
Great idea - fantastic discovery and will be very helpful to all those who are not able to walk God bless the inventor
Now that's certainly people who have been listening !!
That is EPIC! You guys will be rich, and it will help soo many disabled people in need. :)
Ben Landry Thanks for this compliment! This really means a lot! But our primary goal is not to make money but to participate at the Cybathlon challenge in 2016!
Scalevo Good Luck with that!
this is great! really love the look of it, can't wait to see future iterations of it :)
Function over fashion onesimpleclik...function over fashion. What if there were something on fire? Just burn up???
Great design and execution
Really needed that drone footage of him on the stairs thanks
Hi there, what do you need it for?
Amazing. Great product! (if not just an idea/prototype still). And remember people, things can & do get improved/fixed (if/when necessary)
Great gadgets for people in wheel chairs. Slightly slow though. I understand it is safer but the speed can be uped a bit more. Saying that, many places have access to wheel chairs now. As it is law for big shopping or business places to have proper access made available.
Haha yeah right. Are you in a wheelchair? I am, it may be a law but I can tell u, at least half the places I go it's still extremely difficult to get around. Because the excuse is they're older than the law... It's frustrating.
Where was the first wrist watch was made? Well here we go again!
Hi, My resect for the good work. What about going down stairs . Is their any demonstration ?
Hi there, thank you very much! You can see how BRO goes downstairs in this video: ua-cam.com/video/-h5yjSHpT0U/v-deo.html
What happens if i align the chair slightly to one side while going up a long stair? Can i adjust it mid-climb or will i plummet to my death? And how do i come back down the stairs?
I need to purchase ,where can I find in India ...Thanks Arun Pradeep.
I need it bad! I can get on the subway at any stop and not rely on the elevators especially in Brooklyn! Where can I order one?
Hello Solo Calvin! look at www.cityw.eu, it is stair-climbing wheelchair too.
This is just incredible. Good work!
I have bad visions of when the battery goes flat and you're half-way up the stairs. I mean, this _has_ to be a massive drain on the power. If it _did_ lose power on the stairs, does the machine lock in position, leaving you safe (but stranded), or does everything disengage and you start hurtling downwards at great speed face first? - I noted that it's a ''single wheel/counterbalance'' chair, and the small rear wheels only come out when tackling a raised surface, so, can it be ''pushed'' like a normal chair if there's a neutral/freewheel mode and the battery is flat?
If the battery goes flat the wheelchair transfers into a safe mode. But as you always can check on the battery level this will not happen out of nowhere. The wheelchair can be pushed but not like any other wheelchair.
@@scewo_official Hello - That's reassuring (to know that there's a 'safe mode'), but what exactly _is_ safe mode? Does it disengage the drive so it can be pushed then put into a recovery trailer, or does it lock the drive to prevent it moving or rolling back when the chair be midway up a gradient/step? - It's good that theres an indicator to show battery staus before use, but, as with all things mechanical and electrical, they can develop a fault mid use for no reason. I _love_ the idea and concept of this chair, but there's that paranoid part of me that always fears the worst. My apologies for being an ''old fart'', and many thanks for the reply. All the best. Dogue.
What happens if you hit a step that you can't grip no matter how hard you try? Do you start from the bottom?
Great invention, as are many of the other innovative chairs. In this one the speed of stair climbing isn't much issue. I've always thought it would be great for the person to be able to go up facing forward. Maybe I just haven't seen it yet. My thoughts are on the active balance system when not climbing. While cool, it is a battery sucker. My wife's chair goes for 2 or 3 normal days between charges depending on our activity level. I would imagine the extra drain would change your battery management.
Where is the video going down the stairs?
Does it go downstairs? No point if it doesn't go down as well but awesome idea...
UoU 🙏👏👏 I Need This! My wheelchair never climbed stairs... Congratulations, God Bless your life greatly! [SCALEVO]
P.S.: I'm from Brazil, come here also sleep about 40 million disabled people, invest here too!
OMG I WANT ONE ! I have Cerebral Palsy and use an electric wheelchair (I call it the beast due to it always breaking down). I hope in the future that MEDICARE and MEDI CAL (California state insurance) will pay for it !
QUE BUEN INVENTO PERO CUANTO COSTARA...
I wonder where the tracks can be purchased. I can make the rest.
The tracks are the main problem; set at an angle or slipped on one side - and the device falls over and down the stairs !
@@erhardpostinger1326 I saw another one designed the same way too. Seems to me there was a "walking" leg design at one time.
I need 1 of those chairs, stairs and to an extent pavements are awful when you're in a wheelchair. You see the world differently.
This was made 7 years ago. So, I’d bet on the tech available towards making something like this is much better quality now.
what about the broken stairs by regular use of it
Is there a vid of this thing descending thr step? Would love to see that.
***** We can safely descend stairs as well! We will upload a video during the next two weeks. The automatisation of the transition from even ground to the stair is part of a bachelor thesis. This will be shown in the video as well. :) Cheers
that is absolutely awesome. i can only assume that the next step is to get it to climb faster than the speed of smell.
"AWESOME" and no matter what, there will always be those who complain, in this case that its too slow, but for those who need wheelchairs to get around this is truly awesome and gives them the freedom to go wherever they want without having to ask someone to help or bypass areas where there are stairs. So for those finding fault pull your heads in and imagine if this were you - grow up and be grateful for your limbs.
Сколько энергии потребуется для выполнения данной операции? На одну лестницу заехал и потух?
Which is the actuator used .how many lbs is that please tell me
Who downvotes something that is so innovative and will revolutionize life for disabled folks?
This is pretty awesome! The other climbing wheelchairs I've seen, bump the person around while climbing each step. This has a nice smooth ride. Could it also be used as a stander?
What about getting back down stairs????
Why is there no tempurpedic acting wheels for this stuff?
10 hours later..
he finally made it!
I wish I could get a super bad ass wheelchair like that
When descending stairs, do you still go backwards, or does it need to go forwards?
Maybe make a version that is steered by motion of the upper body. Handfree usage
I am cool with the going up the stairs part, but how about coming down? Would it pose a safety issue? What brake/gravity mechanisms are in check? What if operator accidentally overshoots the stairs while trying to go down?
What if you run out of battery in the middle of a stair climb ?
I think what's needed is a saddle for one of those Darpa donkeys.
If someone wants have one is there any way to buy this type of wheel chair and what is the delivery system then??
give me a proper way to contact you plz.
Why not a video of it going down the stairs? I'm almost certain it's able to
Good work
is this available in India
it only takes a half hour to climb up ten stairs ! good concept tho X)
Jod Life We can climb stairs currently at a rate of 0.2 step / second. We are now increasing the speed "step by step" to get up to 1 step / second. To get faster than that we would need to use bigger motors.
oic...i can only suspect @ the pace tech is advancing it will only get better and faster and lighter
Jod Life still better than not being able to at all.
Raijin1506 all i'm saying is the price performance most likely doesnt equal out, as most new tech is. Nothing is wrong with it, but was jus commenting on it, they make it look amazing and ground breaking. Which is it dont get me wrong, but is it efficient even for someone middle class in a wheel chair...i doubt it. It is very cool and i can't wait to see future models.
Jod Life well with how health care is now a days someone can get a motorized wheelchair fairly easily, and i dont think this model is anymore advanced, just added innovations, but nothing technological mind blowing from a normal motorized wheelchair, so i would assume that once they streamline this for production, or sell to some corporation, most anyone would be able to afford one through insurance, and or since we have to pay for everyones health costs even people with no disabilities like obesity can get one with little or no cost to them.
question: What are the advantages of having both side wheels and the treads? Would it be better to to focus treads as the main form of movement?
Ortadragon01 You wouldn't really be able to turn corners
Ortadragon01 it would be very slow for regular movement, imagine like you replace cars with small tanks.
Ortadragon01 Treads have much more friction, particularly when turning corners, and wouldn't be very efficient for everyday transport. Having only treads would require much more power and therefore would significantly reduce the range of the chair on a single charge.
Ortadragon01 with wheels able to turn into treads, for sure, there is something to do there, i was wondering, thanks for the suggestion :))
what if the stairs are higher? Also, what about downstairs?
So does it work on proper indoors stairs or just these less inclined outdoors ones?
if the tracks slip up, it can seriously harm the rider. I suggest you implement a failsafe "foot" that doesn't use much power in case an mechanical failure occur.
How can i get this wheelchair in Bangladesh?? I can buy it. Please inform me.. Thank you!
there's a lot to like about this chair , but coming down stairs is a bit concerning , my Sister had Cancer and when she got her chair she didn't know to lean back in it going down her ramp, If I hadn't been behind her and grabbed the chair she would have taken a really painful fall face forward, I do like the tilt back feature that does help and I didn't think it was taking so terribly long to climb the stairs , it's not going to be the same as walking up them, it's a wheel chair and I like it
What happened? Why aren't these in the USA yet?
Mark my words this machine will enslave mankind
This is really cool but does it go down the stairs as well
Yes it does.
Excellent concept, groundbreaking to say the least, but it takes quite a long time to go up one step let alone ten.
Hopefully people can build off of this innovation and create something which can go a bit faster.
I like this a lot. As a paraplegic who has been bound to my wheelchair for pretty much my entire life, it's a great thing you're doing. Although, I'm the type who prefers pushing myself with my arms (as in an ordinary wheelchair), when not needing the stair climbing ability. Your chair (in the video) doesn't seem to support that, or does it?
What i'd really like to see is the option to be able to manually push myself whenever possible, when not needing the stair climbing ability. Maybe if you could modify the hind wheels of the chair for that to happen?
oh my god... what is the price of this chair i have DL 5.2i right now automatic but i need this ...and where i can buy that chair tell me and the mantion the price
I imagine if it's successful, future versions will be faster and have things like sensors to auto level and auto climb stairs instead of manual operation only.