Mobility Enhancement Robotic Wheelchair (MEBot), Human Engineering Research Laboratories, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

The Human Engineering Research Laboratories introduces the Mobility Enhancement Robotic Wheelchair, or MEBot. MEBot tackles curbs, slopes, and other challenging terrains while keeping a level seat.

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The Mobility Enhancement Robotic Wheelchair (MEBot) tackles curbs and challenging terrains. The large center driving wheels can reposition themselves to simulate front-, mid-, or rear-wheel driving. The four smaller caster wheels move up and down freely and independently.
This video demonstrates how the seating self-leveling function allows the seat to stay level across all slopes and terrains.

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