ibot PMD

DESCRIPTION

ibot PMD is a Medical-Robots from Mobius Mobility. It is built for Medical-Assistance, Helping, Transport. Key figures: 81 kg, 136 kg payload.

The ibot Personal Mobility Device (PMD) is Mobius Mobility's self-balancing, stair-climbing powered wheelchair, a prescription mobility device for people with lower-extremity amputations, spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions, congenital deformities and other mobility challenges. Its wheel clusters rotate over one another to switch between six modes: Standard Mode for agile indoor driving; 4-Wheel Mode, which drives over sand, snow, gravel and curbs up to six inches; Balance Mode, which rises onto two wheels so the user moves and talks at eye level; Stair Mode for climbing up and down stairs; Docking Mode for the EZ Lock vehicle docking system; and Remote Mode, which repositions the empty chair and climbs inclines of up to 20 degrees for loading into vehicles. In Balance Mode gyroscopes sense how far and how fast the chair leans and the drive corrects to keep it upright, as a standing person does while walking; if the battery runs low, the controller loses communication or a large shove upsets it, the ibot automatically transitions back down to 4-Wheel Mode. Stairs are climbed by the user or a trained assistant shifting the centre of gravity in the direction of travel, with the device doing much of the work. It carries users from 50 to 300 lb, drives at up to 6.8 mph in Standard Mode and covers up to 18 miles per charge in Balance Mode. Sealed electronics, batteries and motors let it be hosed down after muddy or sandy outings, and options include power tilt, recline, anterior tilt and seat elevation, extended-range batteries, lights and a stair-climbing assist handle.

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