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Seems incomplete. Surely one would want simple foot controls to allow stopping without having to jump off. Or even moderate speed control.

Also having recently seen first hand how much losing ones mobility to illness, this could be a really great product for older people if it were modified into a walker that carried you. Also if it were setup as a walker for the elderly basic hand controls could be added.

Very interesting product I all be very interest to see how this develops and improves with an iteration or two.



There are parts of the video where he slows down and speeds up. Tilting forwards and backwards, maybe? I think the jumping off feature is being demonstrated more as a safety system, rather the main way you control the speed.


I like the idea of adding it to the bottom of a walker. Would give more stability for the elderly.




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