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AmoryG 09-05-2008 12:59

'Wounded vets ditch wheelchairs for Segways'
 
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/08/vet.segways/index.html

Go segways :)

JudyVandy 09-05-2008 13:07

Re: 'Wounded vets ditch wheelchairs for Segways'
 
I wonder if the I-Bot would work for this. I also wonder what the cost comparison would be. I have an idea about Segways but none about the I-Bot...

JaneYoung 09-05-2008 13:34

Re: 'Wounded vets ditch wheelchairs for Segways'
 
We have 2 threads. This one is in Chit Chat, wonder if they can be merged?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...973#post746973

Richard Wallace 09-05-2008 13:43

Re: 'Wounded vets ditch wheelchairs for Segways'
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by JudyVandy (Post 746960)
I wonder if the I-Bot would work for this. I also wonder what the cost comparison would be. I have an idea about Segways but none about the I-Bot...

I-Bots cost more than Segways, by a factor of more than two. I'm not involved in the manufacture of either, but did have an opporunity for some detailed study a few years ago. The higher cost of the I-Bot is due mostly to its stair-climbing feature, and its status as a medical device per FDA rules. The I-Bot is also quite a bit heavier than a Segway.

I've operated both. I'm not disabled, nor an expert on the needs of disabled people; however, if I were disabled and still able to stand comfortably, I think I'd prefer a Segway to an I-Bot.

Lil' Lavery 10-05-2008 01:24

Re: 'Wounded vets ditch wheelchairs for Segways'
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by JaneYoung (Post 746977)
We have 2 threads. This one is in Chit Chat, wonder if they can be merged?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...973#post746973

3 actually.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=67573


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