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Wheelchair design picks up award

Posted July 09, 2007 3:08 PM

From Coolest Gadgets:

Polish design students have come up with a truly revolutionary design for the humble wheelchair. It looks like a pretty mean machine of war, and is driven by muscular force. The addition of a gyroscope mounted just below the seat enables the wheelchair to remain vertical on just two wheels (sorta like a seated Segway). These wheels measure 26″ in diameter, making them larger than those found on my car. Looks pretty neat - now the world will just have to wait for a working version to be released.

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07/10/2007 8:18 AM

Those wheels look a bit big...Will it still come apart and stow in the car?...most youngish otherwise able bodied chair users can wheelie for 20 yards at a time and go 'dancing' no prob.

Could be excellent for those less confident as long as it will get them up and down kerbs ok!

Could be really good off-road?

Great to see people looking at this sort of thing...

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07/10/2007 9:06 AM

Looks good, but I'd like a few more details, it says powered by muscular force, does that include the gyroscope? What happens if theres a failure? Is it still going to be stable? Hmm, more info please!

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