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The same way one can walk, or run, the person using the device can adjust his or her speed to their conditioning. I don't really understand the dismissal of the
by moystard 11y ago
The same way one can walk, or run, the person using the device can adjust his or her speed to their conditioning. I don't really understand the dismissal of the idea because one could go fast with it.
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- nommm-nommm 11y ago>I am dismissing this thing because it's strictly worse than the best solutions we have now: cars, bikes, motorcycles, and our own feet. This this is for the disabled.
- pbhjpbhj 11y agoPeople running hurt themselves when they hit people, a wheelchair (itself) won't normally be 'injured' by hitting a person. Moreover there's a natural limit to the momentum in an impact as heavy people usually can't run as fast as lighter people. Motorised wheelchairs usually have relatively heavy batteries and some relatively hard, sharp, edges. Joystick controlled chairs I've seen have had the joysticks as dead-man's handles too. I suspect that would lead to some reluctance to embrace the idea completely. From the perspective of disabilities the demonstrator is certainly using their legs a lot, it seems the usefulness would be for lower limb amputees primarily?