Reinventing the Wheel: Smooth Ride for Wheelchair Users

The Acrobat wheel, produced by Israeli start-up Softwheel, uses a suspension system designed to make life easier for wheelchair users. A three-pronged, moving, suspension system between the wheel rim and hub absorbs the impact of curbs and stairs, giving a smoother ride.
Dror Cohen, a Softwheel Product Specialist, uses the Acrobat on his own wheelchair: "Where I want to go I just go, and if I want to go down a sidewalk to get to the other side of the road I just go down and it's a very new sen...
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[@thegoodguyalwayswins]

I was thinking "Is the inventor of this wheel a guy on a wheelchair?" then the question got answered in the video.

[@EnergyReturnWheel]

Practical wheel inventions are hard to come by...74 issued claims...Our High Frequency Hoops we discovered the need for a morphing traction layer. A Smooth Ride with a prescribed tread block.

[@kewlbns69]

this looks dangerous. but what i really wanna know is how much weight is this "convenient design" adding to the chair? there are better suspension designs than this that aren't nearly this bulky and very likely not nearly as heavy.

[@DennisSantos]

It's now 2015! Woohoo!

[@JaimeSanchez-zz3tz]

+Dennis Santos No es nuevo! El proyecto espacial desde antes del famoso Apolo 11, que puso al hombre en la luna, desarrolló diseños del moom-bugie con suspensión parecida a este sistema, completamente mecánico y llantas sin aire.

[@aracknoid3]

I love this! How can I get some for my chair?

[@aracknoid3cosplay342]

+SuperSayanFitness what happened ?

[@TheWheels1965]

Just get stem cell's up and running, make the body fix it self and you can have my wheelchair.

[@thatsnotright7260]

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