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11-10-2015, 01:05 AM
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Some people in New Zealand are developing a new type of wheelchair that's a cross between a traditional wheelchair, and a Segway.
If I ever end up in a chair, I want one of these. They're still in development, but they're starting to get more funding to produce them commercially. It's called the "Ogo". Video one Two Part 4 (I don't know what happened to 3) Part 5. They mow lawns in this one part 6 Oh...here's part 3 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9, Dale's Story They look really cool.
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11-10-2015, 05:03 PM
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I would kill for one of those chairs. I can't wait until they become able to everyone.
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11-10-2015, 08:08 PM
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I'd almost start using a chair willingly now if one of those were available already. I'm seriously resisting doing anything like that, but if that chair was ready, I'd have it on my Christmas list.
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11-10-2015, 09:13 PM
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Looks like they might have started designing a child-sized Ogo. This just popped up on Facebook.
 It looks to be one of the closer images that I've seen of it. I think it has "manual" controls on the joystick that's on the side (not a wheel that you turn with your hand, but a joystick to control the chair with), but other than that, everything I've read is that you can control this thing just by leaning your body a certain way. Just like using a Segway.
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11-11-2015, 12:49 AM
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It never does show how it is putting it in and out of a car. Other than that it looks really good. The seat really looks comfy.
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11-11-2015, 01:10 AM
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yeah, I'm still waiting for video of putting it into a car. And some of these more recent videos look like they took their prototype to a convention or some sort of show-and-tell, and then let a bunch of people try it out. Here's another one.
I would really like to know how heavy it is. I have a minivan with a ramp, so I bet if I had one, I'd probably be able to get it into my car, as long as the wheel base isn't too wide to go up the ramp.
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