WHILL: ‘WHILL Model C’ equipped with ‘electric wheelchair’, needs for non-disabled people:
Latest “WHILL Model C”:
The design is different from the traditional wheelchair and the atmosphere is completely different.
The structure is like a chair on a four-wheeled vehicle.
It seems that this product can be disassembled so that it can be easily mounted on vehicles.
Its structure:
The chair has a shaft under the seat, like an office chair.
Wheels are made of metal pipe / frame and covered with resin.
Omni Wheel: In-wheel motor
Equipped with omni wheels that move freely back and forth and left and right.
The in-wheel motor inside the rear wheel is driven.
By individually operating the in-wheel motors built into the left and right wheels, it can move not only back and forth but also left and right.
The front wheels are independent of drive and do not steer.
The reason why it is not a problem is that it employs special wheels called omni wheels.
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