Tag: Personal mobility device
Comeback kid: Will it be second time's a charm for iBOT?
August 2, 2019Liz Beaulieu, Editor
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Mobius Mobility expects to relaunch the iBOT personal mobility device some time this fall, nearly 10 years after Johnson & Johnson stopped making the device. Here's what Lucas Merrow, who has been helping Dean Kamen relaunch the iBOT, had to say about the device's second coming.
HME News: You worked on the iBOT the first time around, too, right?
Luke Merrow: I did. I worked with Dean and DEKA Research and Development up until we handed it off to J&J and then...
iBOT readies for relaunch
April 30, 2019HME News Staff
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Mobius Mobility is in the process of re-launching the iBOT Personal Mobility Device, an electric wheelchair that can climb stairs, according to the Union Leader. The company is moving into a building here owned by Dean Kamen, who worked with Johnson & Johnson to develop the iBOT 20 years ago, to assemble the devices and train customers on how to use them. In addition to climbing stairs, the iBOT allows users to sit up to make eye contract with others, making it a good fit for people...