More Than Just A Wheelchair
The iBOT lets you experience life as no other wheelchair can.
"This thing can walk and talk. Can't you just stick it on the turnpike and give it money for tolls?"
Even knowing the context of the entire conversation, would anyone guess that this line from the October 11, 2007 episode of ABC’s Ugly Betty refers to a wheelchair?
The owner of an iBOT Mobility System would.
The Independence iBOT 4000 Mobility System is not your average power wheelchair; hence the name Mobility System. The iBOT is so much more than a wheelchair. Yes, it performs the same basic functions as any other wheelchair, but the iBOT also does so much more and allows the user to experience the world in a whole new way.
Imagine being able to carry on a conversation at eye-level, safely, while walking with a friend. With the iBOT’s unique balance function, one of five unique functions, you can. This is possible because each Mobility System is programmed and calibrated to the owner’s center of gravity. When you move, the built-in computers sense movement and the chair moves with you.
The iBOT uses Independence Technologies, L.L.C.’s patented iBALANCE Technology, “an integrated combination of sensor and software components and multiple computers that work in conjunction with gyroscopes. Gyroscopes are motion sensors that help maintain balance. When the gyroscopes sense movement, a signal is sent to the computers. The computers receive information from various sources and process that information to maintain stability.” (http://www.ibotnow.com/faq/faq.html)
The iBOT is completely safe. The iBOT Mobility system not only has three built-in back-up systems to ensure that if one system fails, another kicks in, it displays a series of visual warnings on the control panel and emits a series of warning sounds to alert the user to any problem. The iBOT was clinically tested throughout the FDA’s approval process and remains one of the most thoroughly tested mobility products on the market.
The other unique features of the iBOT include the stair function (self-explanatory), the 4-wheel drive function, which allows you to travel comfortably over uneven terrain such as gravel or sand, the standard function and the remote function, which allows the control panel to detach from the chair and be driven by someone else. The control panel of the iBOT can also be completely detached to be carried with you during air travel to avoid any mishaps.
Visit iBOT’s website to learn more about this unique mobility system and the opportunities it can afford you. At the website, you can check out videos of the iBOT in action and read testimonials from owners. If you like what you see, you can also schedule a free test drive.
