A wheelchair with legs to climb steps, walk over ditch


Japanese researchers have developed a robotic wheelchair with legs that can climb steps and negotiate obstacles like walking over a ditch. Engineers at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Narashino have developed the prototype of a robot wheelchair that can make a variety of movements using four-wheel drive and five axes of motion.

Like any other wheelchair , it rolls along on its wheels but, if a step or ditch gets in the way, the wheels transform into legs to carry the user over, the Daily Mail reported.

The user controls the device by means of a joystick and its robot brain automatically assesses the surrounding terrain and moves appropriately — even adjusting itself to keep ensure the seat remains level...............Read more

 

Source: The Times of India


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