NowMobility
About this project
The team decided to change the focus of wheelchair innovation from chair design to the phone. By integrating the smartphone with a chair, we can enhance the user's mobility & independence, while creating a limitless potential of functionalities. One example includes bluetooth driving & parking controls in chair, out of chair, and with assistance. The team added a battery, an arduino board and some gears and now every weelchair can transform into an electric wheel chair controlled by a smartphone.
The challenge
Wheelchair users struggle daily with maximizing their experience in their current mobility device. Motorized Wheelchairs are also very expensive, not everyone can afford them, and many users only need a manual wheelchair. How can 21st century technologies increase user experience when in their mobility device?
Who it helps
The need knowers are people who use motorized wheelchairs.
Project details
- Stage: Working Model
- Built by the Bay Area community, Bay Area, United States of America
- Category: Daily Living
- 11 downloads
The build files for NowMobility are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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