IBOT

The iBot (code name: Fred ) is an electric wheelchair, according to the principle of dynamic stabilization, which was developed by Dean Kamen, works. The iBot overcomes with the help of dynamic stabilization stairs and can raise its user to eye level with a standing interlocutor.

Properties

  • He can be ridden like a normal electric wheelchair.
  • He has selectable 4 × 4 wheel drive, which makes it a little off-road capable. It can be driven in sand, gravel, cobblestones or up to 3 "( nearly 8 cm) deep water.
  • He can climb stairs.
  • It can be controlled remotely located, which is very useful to load him on a wheelchair ramp in a vehicle, or if he's just vacant to keep him out of the way of other people.
  • It can be put in the " Balance Mode ", where he drives like a Segway PT on two wheels. Here, the iBot users is also at par with a conversation partner.
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