COOL Mobility Prototype 3 Wheelchair
Posted by admin | Under disabled sports Wednesday Dec 3, 2008
This is a cool ’sports electric wheelchair’ weighing only 44kg or 103 lbs (including batteries), designed in Australia by Colin Johanson. It won the ABC TV “New Inventors” program “2006 Viewers Choice Award” and we are working on commercialisig it.
The video is worth the download to see the terrain that this amazing morphing electric wheelchair can negotiate, driven by Jonathan Jowers and filmed by Mark Duckworth, both of CATEA, Georgia Tech, Atlanta.
In the stretched outdooor mode it can even bounce up and down gutters. In the short indoor mode, it can negotiate really tight corridors and doorways. Check it out!
Duration : 0:4:54
I’m in a manual …
I’m in a manual wheelchair, and (of course) I hope to never need a power wheelchair, but if I ever would need one…this just HAS to be it! (y)
better then my …
better then my powerd wheelchair my goes fast but cant do that wierd stuff
does it recline ?
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does it recline ?
is this designed in Australia
nice
nice
Is this wheelchair …
Is this wheelchair sold in France?
Obrigado
Obrigado
Esta cadeira de …
Esta cadeira de rodas é sensacional!
Version 2 used a …
Version 2 used a cut down and modified Quickie TNT and version 3 used a standard unmodified TiLite TRA. My design is a power unit that replaces the rear 24″ wheels with a three wheel power unit that should be adaptable to a number of sports chair designs. That way your sports chair can become a full joystick controlled power chair and revert to manual at any time by disconnecting from the power unit and plugging in 24″ wheels. See the COOL Mobility website for detail photos.
is that just a …
is that just a quickie ti that you supped up ?
Not in production …
Not in production yet but we are working on setting up manufacture. No pricing as yet. Colin
i think i woulkd …
i think i woulkd need this. how much is this?? i am paraliyzed and would need this!
More details are …
More details are available on the COOL Mobility website (unble to post website here but Google and you will find) or check my profile.
id like more info …
id like more info on chair please…ty
Is this chair out …
Is this chair out yet?id like to have more info.
More information …
More information and photos of this version and the two previous versions is available at the Cool Mobility website.See profile.
We are still in the process of commercialisation and hope to be manufacturing soon. Hence there is no pricing as yet.
Hello! Where can I …
o! Where can I find more informations about this chair? How much does it cost???
Excellent chair… …
Excellent chair… The suspension is amazing and the “expand/contract” feature just icing on the cake.I’m sending you an email…
This is an amazing …
This is an amazing chair. The music made me watch this video at least 10 times. Must buy! the music that is. Can anyone help me find out who the artist is especially the second half of the video? And if me, my friends or family are ever in need of a wheelchair I will definately buy one.
a good challenge is …
a good challenge is a stair version… and a skater version
all terrain …
all terrain wheelchair lol
Batteries in this …
Batteries in this version are NiMH. Motors are prototype brushless rare earth prototype motors inside the hubs. Yes it uses a standard control system (5 x programs) or another prototype control (only one profile). Market for this will be aimed at under 100kg (200 lbs). It is not intended to be a chair for everyone - one chair can’t be suitable for all needs. This is aimed at a niche market who can handle its performance.
This looks …
This looks fantastic and a great idea for a large market of users. I work with power chairs and I could see our clients who would definately use this. Few questions…..what kind of batteries… what kind of motors… is it programmable… most of our chairs are 300+ lbs. I think this chair would gear more towards para’s. Again, awesome.
Top speed is …
Top speed is currently 10 kph (6 mph) (the legal limit), but driving the chair is very stable and cruising without problems or feeling of being on the edge. Camber puts a huge increase on any axle or gearbox so would not be wise or of much benefit. Our chair could be used in sports like tennis quite well as it turns really easily. Great vid of your tennis.
Hey man from …
Hey man from someone who has been in a power chair my whole life, awesome chair! I was just wondering what the top speed(or potential top speed) of your chair is and if you think you could adapt your design to make it like a manual sports chair, with camber, etc? As you can see from my video, I am playing wheelchair tennis in an “everyday” power wheelchair. Just curious if you thought your chair might be better, or could be adapted, to be better for a “sports” power chair.
active quad …
active quad here-finally a chair the size of a chair and not a house,very agile,the 3rd wheel is great,impressive power…fast as too,amazing stability…i hope to get this chair when my shoulders go or sooner……….awesome job