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I think replace is a bit far. Maybe supplement in certain use cases.
“bro I swear bro trust me this time, these 8 gearboxes are gonna be so much more efficient than a wheel.”
> wheel is still more efficient
“No no no, wait now we got frameless motors so the 8 gearboxes are gonna be wayyyy more efficient now bro”
> wheel is still more efficient
“Bro what lashback, no idea what you’re on about bro”
This feels in poor taste to me. Power efficiency really isn’t the most meaningful metric when you consider how incredibly limiting wheelchairs are for access.
It’s nothing to do with power efficiently IMO.
Until energy storage gets dense enough to power these things durably, dependably, not happening. Did you see how awkward these things are? The standing/sitting transition is absolutely terrible and liable to cause pain or exacerbate a condition by being herky-jerky with fragile situations. They require active balancing, not passive. The first power glitch and someone may end up in a nasty fall or worse.
That’s why I said supplement. There will likely be use cases galore. But there will be just as many if not more reasons to use something wheeled.
My response was only in regards to the comment that I felt was mocking exploration of alternatives for people needing assisted mobility, to which the poster has clarified
Yes, there are absolutely going to be massive improvements for a lot of people by supplanting wheelchairs with this tech, but there are just always going to be some scenarios where a wheel is better and more practical for the individual. Apologies if my wording made it seem like I was talking about electrical efficiency, I meant the physical effort it takes for the user to operate the assistive device.
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What if we just used wheels as gearboxes?
Isn’t that how cycloidal drives work?
Dream big, kid. Kid, dream big.
I had a funny thought where I would say exactly this, but in 10 years robo-legs would, in fact, replace wheelchairs because China’s nice with it.
im thinking Mospeada
When I was a kid I was assured Japan would build robots. Reality had another country in mind, China making power armor.
exoskeletons let’s go
Leg’s go
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