UPnRIDE is a wheeled robotic device, providing upright and seated mobility both for wheelchair users, and for anyone who is unable to, or has difficulty standing or walking.
UPnRIDE offers numerous medical, psychological, and economic benefits, ensuring safety while standing, sitting, and shifting between positions, in practically any urban environment.
Increases independence
Automatic balancing assures safe ride uphill, downhill, and on slanted surfaces, in both standing and sitting positions - suitable for most wheelchair users.
Diminishes visibility of the disability
Provides eye-level view in social interactions, enhancing dignity, social inclusion and self-esteem, and heightening quality of life.
Improves health
Standing up vertically - a vital medical necessity - counterbalances the impact of prolonged sitting, enabling functional activities, and enhancing overall health.
Reduces medical costs
Reduces secondary complications of long-term sitting, lowering the need for hospitalization, medications and physiotherapy – a significant saving for health insurers, users, and their families.
-Jointed braces and harnessing straps – safe support for disabled users
-Auto-balancing and unchanged center of gravity assure constant stability even on slopes
-Sophisticated algorithms minimize the risk of hazardous situations
-Slender, robust design for easy maneuverability
Millions of disabled people and seniors worldwide suffering from impaired walking, are confined to a sedentary lifestyle in a wheelchair, causing health deterioration, poor quality of life, and high medical expenses - a burden for the disabled, their families and health insurers.