http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/ Engadget Comments for Standing Wheelchair offers heightened opportunity for paralyzed individuals http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/
Those concept drawings are missing any place for motors, batteries and control hardware. Don't get me wrong, this is going to be great if they can pull it off, but for now it's pure fantasy.]]>Aug 16th 2006 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/
Ever seen a Segway? Or read about the Siemens in-hub-motors here some days ago? Look at the half-moon shape in the weelhubs. There is space there and in the platform. Conrols are missing (feet control is a bad thing when those using it are paralyzed), but could be wireless]]>Aug 16th 2006 5:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.independencenow.com/]]>Aug 16th 2006 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.wpi.edu/News/Transformations/2002Winter/ibot.html]]>Aug 16th 2006 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Where are these in the design?

Also Siemens VDO idea is admirable but the drawings I've seen show it occupying almost the entire wheel.

As I said: for now... nice drawing]]>Aug 16th 2006 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 6:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/
I have the belief that whatever the human mind is capable of thinking, we can create. So yes i do see this as plausible but unless there are notable features (such as hover technology to keep it standing up right) this will be little more (as said before) then a wild girls dream. ]]>Aug 16th 2006 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Andre, I think you missed the point.]]>Aug 16th 2006 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/I recall they did that with someone in the movie Doom and it seemed to work for him until he was turned into a giant bald rat... ]]>Aug 16th 2006 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/
now imagine you press a button and it folds you down to sitting mode.]]>Aug 16th 2006 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/
Your concern is comicly exaggerated.]]>Aug 16th 2006 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 16th 2006 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/
This better hit the market. It's just too good to not come true.]]>Aug 16th 2006 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Aug 18th 2006 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.vertran.com/) which was actually designed with the help of some engineering grad students by a guy who lost the use of his legs (and major arm movement) in a car accident as an adult. There are a couple of Euro companies with older technology, but the Vertran's the best thing going now.]]>Aug 19th 2006 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/16/standing-wheelchair-offers-heightened-opportunity-for-paralyzed/Dec 10th 2006 10:05AM