Hi, Could someone please share this article's source link? Thanks. On 4/23/15, Kotian, H P <[email protected]> wrote: > All > Copying a post which did not get on the list. > Harish Kotian > > Quoting: > > Nagpur kids design wheelchair that can climb stairs > Apr 23, 2015, 03.24AM IST TNN > NAGPUR: Public buildings and spaces in India are long way from being barrier > free, a condition essential to allow physically challenged people to move > around. To overcome the problem, four students from the Institute for > Technology and Management (ITM), Kamptee, have built a stair climbing > wheelchair. They did so as a part of their third year research and > development project. These mechanical engineering students - Mayur Shewali, > Garima Gupta, Anubhav Choudhrai and Dippeksha Rane - are hoping to soon > receive funds to make their project more effective and usable. > > "Our wheelchair is working perfectly but since we were facing a financial > crunch, we were only able to make a miniature version that can take up to 40 > kgs," said Mayur. Such chair climbing wheelchairs are very expensive and > have to usually be bought from abroad since India does not have the > technology to manufacture them. "From what we know, there is only one > company in our country that sells these chairs and that too is manufactured > abroad. This makes it very expensive, especially for the poor," he > continued. > > The group hopes to make the life of the physically challenged who cannot > afford such expensive chairs easier. If mass produced, the approximate price > per unit for the chair designed by these kids would be around Rs 25,000. "It > can be even less if we remove or modify certain features such as the > joystick. The chair can be made semi-manual, allowing the price to fall at > least by another Rs 6,000," said Shewali. > > The price can also rise if customers wish to add features such as gesture > recognition that can let the user control the chair through hand gestures. > It is also adjustable making it easier to pack along with luggage. > > These final year students hope that by introducing this technology they will > be able to help half a lakh physically challenged people and be able to make > their life more meaningful. > > How it functions > > Rather than wheels, this wheelchair has caterpillar tracks which can be seen > on a much larger scale in tanks. It consists of small, electrically powered > wheels which move a track made up of a profile belt. This causes the > wheelchair to ride along the moving track, just like the wheels in a car run > along the road. These belts are put onto the chair at a 40 degree angle > which is the usual degree at which staircases are built, this allows the > user to climb the staircase. But, the degree at which the belts are is also > adjustable through a slot if and when required by the user. > > In a nutshell > > * Made within country contributing to the Indian economy > > * Wheelchairs can climb stairs where ramps are absent > > * Cheaper cost and hence cheaper to buy for the poor > > * Can also overcome other obstacles such as bumpy roads > > * Helping handicapped live fuller, richer and more normal lifestyles > > (Reporting by Shyla Bhagwagar) > > > > > With thanks and regards > > (Rajesh Asudani) > > AGM > MIU > Reserve Bank Of India > Nagpur > > Phone: 0712 2806358 > > A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and > Laughter > > > ________________________________ > Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls > asking for personal information such as your bank account details, > passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. 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