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It was gimmicky for me until it showed him walking with his mom. My grandmother used to love going for walks but now gets too tired too fast. I'm not saying I'd
by jkaunisv1 11y ago
It was gimmicky for me until it showed him walking with his mom. My grandmother used to love going for walks but now gets too tired too fast. I'm not saying I'd buy one of these just for that use case, but that's the moment that made me see realistic applications. Could work well with a "granny grocery cart", extending the time a person can stay independent as they age without being as cumbersome as a wheelchair.
- iak8god 11y agoMy grandmother is also experiencing declining mobility. She'd probably break her hip getting on this thing, or hopping off to stop it.
- sitkack 11y agoThe lack of movement causes bone degeneration. In the majority of broken hip cases, the hip breaks AND THEN the person falls. What your grandmother needs is to do squats and have mild but abrupt force applied to her bones.
- jmadsen 11y agoMy thought, exactly. This model obviously isn't suitable, but with a rapidly aging population here in Japan (and elsewhere), I'm glad to see new(-ish) innovation being made. Once the tech is there, the need will drive the eventual designs.
- Peeda 11y agoA few of us at my work bought some similar type devices, but with two wheel, like a mini-segway. They are definately more of a toy -- they're a lot of fun to ride around on but not that appropriate for day to day transport. They're actually very stable and intuitive and very easy to get on and off. The learning curve is < 60 seconds. The big issue is that with the small hard wheels small bumps cause it to lurch and can throw you off face first. Had someone with a minor wrist sprain and a fractured elbow basically hitting small bumps and falling off. Would surely not want my grandma using one.