From Superinnovators 30/11/23
A novel electric standing wheelchair shared on social media appears to use an intelligent control system to follow its user, making it easier for them to transition from another wheelchair.
The manufacturer is currently unknown but similar standing wheelchair models without the user-following functionality include Z01 from Chinese company JBH ($2,590) and F5 Corpus VS from US company Permobil (£26,300 = $33,397).
These devices allow the user to stand fully upright or lay horizontally and the earliest example of this innovation we can currently find is from Permobil in 1977 (photo below).
More info:
Permobil F5 Corpus VS spec: https://www.permobil.com/en-us/products/power-wheelchairs/permobil-f5-corpus-vS
Permobil F5 Corpus VS price: https://www.bettermobility.co.uk/catalog/product.php?CI_ID=3072
JBH Z01 price: https://jbhwheelchair.en.made-in-china.com/product/wCDEMdKbMrcU/China-Pg-Controller-Four-Wheels-Standing-Power-Electric-Wheelchair.html
JBH Z01 spec: https://www.jbhwheelchair.com/products/electric-wheelchair/standing-power-wheelchair/z01/
Permobil history of standing wheelchairs: https://hub.permobil.com/blog/lessons-learned-with-standing-power-wheelchairs
More info
Permobil F5 Corpus VS spec: https://www.permobil.com/en-us/products/power-wheelchairs/permobil-f5-corpus-vS
Permobil F5 Corpus VS price: https://www.bettermobility.co.uk/catalog/product.php?CI_ID=3072
JBH Z01 price: https://jbhwheelchair.en.made-in-china.com/product/wCDEMdKbMrcU/China-Pg-Controller-Four-Wheels-Standing-Power-Electric-Wheelchair.html
JBH Z01 spec: https://www.jbhwheelchair.com/products/electric-wheelchair/standing-power-wheelchair/z01/
Permobil history of standing wheelchairs: https://hub.permobil.com/blog/lessons-learned-with-standing-power-wheelchairs
