This is 'Not a Wheelchair' - Introducing The Rig

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JerryRigEverything introduces The Rig, an e-bike-based mobility vehicle presented as an alternative to a wheelchair. The video shows how it works and how it moves.

HN people see it as a better direction for assistive devices than disability dongles, a rethinking built on first-hand knowledge of disability.

“It's actually taking an e-bike and turning it into a wheelchair that looks a lot more like the future and not a "dongle"”
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4 comments from Hacker News

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@magarnicle2026 · in “The "Disability Dongle": Why Silicon Valley Hates Me and You”
I don't know why you are getting down-votes. If you've spent any time around a motorized wheelchair you would see they are still pretty bad tech. The wheelchair companies were not the ones who managed to produce the e-bikes and e-scooters, even though they seemed well placed to do so. It's actually taking an e-bike and turning it into a wheelchair that looks a lot more like the future and not a "dongle" (plus the creator has first-hand knowledge of disability): ▶ this video
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@priyanmuthu2020 · in “Not a Wheelchair [video]”
Submitted the video to Hacker News.
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@noxer2020 · in “Not a Wheelchair – Introducing 'The Rig'”
Submitted the video to Hacker News.
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@geocrasher2020 · in “Not a Wheelchair [video]”
Indeed, this thing will likely eat tires if used on-road a lot. Without a differential, it'll also be harder to steer and will want to "push" through the turns. You can see this at 2:31: ▶ this video The turning radius isn't that great, and the lack of a differential helps explain why. Definitely an interesting design choice.
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