IBOT–The Robotic Device Promise Mobility For The Handicapped | Electronics Seminar Topic
IBOT–The Robotic Device Promise Mobility For The Handicapped
Recent technological advances are slowly improving
wheelchair and EPW technology. Some wheelchairs, such as the iBOT, incorporate
gyroscopic technology and other advances, enabling the chair to balance and run
on only two of its four wheels on some surfaces, thus raising the user to a
height comparable to a standing person.
They can also incorporate
stair-climbing and four-wheel-drive feature motorized assists for hand-powered
chairs are becoming more available and advanced. The popular Segway Personal
Transporter is a mobility device that was a direct outgrowth of the development
of the iBOT wheelchair.
The Segway, which is basically an iBOT with two wheels
removed, was developed explicitly to increase the number of units produced and
take advantage of the economies of scale to make the iBOT affordable to
wheelchair users. The iBOT as the most thoroughly tested, studied and
sophisticated device ever manufactured for the disability community.
The
arrival of the iBOT will create greater awareness of the importance of
providing equal accessibility to every person with a disability. The iBOT is
impressive. it is like a Ferrari. It has advanced technology, and some of that
technology will no doubt be adopted in the future.
