powered wheelchair

The correct title of this article is iBOT. The initial letter is capitalized due to technical limitations. President Clinton and Dean Kamen in the White House

The iBOT is a variety of powered wheelchair, developed by Dean Kamen in a partnership between DEKA and Johnson and Johnson's Independence Technology division. It is a medical technology, made to help people with severe mobility problems. The iBOT is often referred to as a powered wheelchair.

As of 2006, the iBOT retails for approximately $26,100 and requires a prescription since it is a medical device. Electric Powered Wheelchair for Indoor and Outdoor Use - Teftec's. As a result, many people with partial disabilities have purchased Segway HT scooters to aid in their mobility, instead of the higher-priced and more difficult to obtain iBOT.

Features

The iBOT has a number of features distinguishing it from most powered wheelchairs:

While the iBOT has four powered wheels (in addition to two small casters used on smooth surfaces), it is capable of balancing on a single pair of wheels (in the same manner as the related Segway HT scooter). This mode of operation also raises the user of the wheelchair so that their eyes are at the same approximate level as normally-standing people. By rotating its two sets of powered wheels about each other, the iBOT is capable of "walking" up and down stairs without requiring assistance. (picture a cog railway or a rack and pinion with the two wheels as the "teeth" of the gear. Home carpet cleaning supply packing supplies sesame street party supplies shipping supply grooming supplies wheelchair supplies lanyard supplies 12 volt power supplies id card supply solar power generator 150 watt power supply low power transmitter nuclear power power blowers puls power supplies power supply astec online power point presentation statistical power answering services customer service software online marketing services 24 hour answering service spam filtering service digital print service help desk services online photo printing services nextel phone service web site marketing services cable internet service provider jet charter service atlanta limo services internet advertising service comcast internet service us cellular phone service cellular phone service provider adult web hosting services customer service training seminar debt free management services media buying services customer service seminar quality web site hosting service debt management services uk sprint cell phone services