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Josh Grisdale · 2020-01-10T06:27:05+00:00

Glad it was a prototype... But it always makes me think, stop trying to make wheelchairs cool and make them do things like, you know, climb steps... https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51058419

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Josh Grisdale in Accessibility Fails 5 years ago

5 years ago

Glad it was a prototype…

But it always makes me think, stop trying to make wheelchairs cool and make them do things like, you know, climb steps…

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51058419

bbc.com
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4 Comments
- schroth-sensei
  
  Yeah, when I saw the preview of this my first thought was that it’s probably impractical as a wheelchair (for both cost and customizable standpoints) and that’s probably why they’re selling it as a general transportation device. I would also like to see more innovations in terms of overcoming regular wheelchair limitations than just visual… Read more
  
  5 years ago
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- Vir
  
  The best designers are the ones who are physically challenged themselves, as practicality and usability are embodied in the design or model…
  
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