MIT student, Amos Winter, is trying to revolutionize the wheelchair. Specifically, he wants to make the most familiar aid to the disabled work in the Third World, where roads are bad, money tight, and the need immense. Check out this article in the Boston Globe, which describes his work, and how he's putting leverage to work. The concept is relatively simple, like all of the greatest ideas. A little more high-concept is the prosthetic foot, which uses the kinetic energy of motion to generate electricity. Found here in the Inhabitat online magazine, the article shows the other extreme of mobility advancements. Both articles are worth visiting if you have a few minutes to spare.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Off-Road Wheelchair and Battery Charging Prosthetics
MIT student, Amos Winter, is trying to revolutionize the wheelchair. Specifically, he wants to make the most familiar aid to the disabled work in the Third World, where roads are bad, money tight, and the need immense. Check out this article in the Boston Globe, which describes his work, and how he's putting leverage to work. The concept is relatively simple, like all of the greatest ideas. A little more high-concept is the prosthetic foot, which uses the kinetic energy of motion to generate electricity. Found here in the Inhabitat online magazine, the article shows the other extreme of mobility advancements. Both articles are worth visiting if you have a few minutes to spare.
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