An inventor from Devon has created a mobility scooter you can stand on. Called RollerScoot (shown) it weighs 26kg
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A mobility scooter that lets people using it standing up has been unveiled.
The RollerScoot enables those who can't walk to lean into the device and take the weight from their legs.
They can also sit on it and use it as a regular scooter.
The £1,995 ($3,045) RollerScoot was designed by Scottish inventor Ian Gray.
My Gray who now lives in Devon, has spent 25 years working with disabilities and creating inventions to improve the quality of life of those with limited mobility.
His RollerScoot weighs 57lbs (26kg) and powers the user along using twin Lithium-ion motors.
These give it a range of 12 miles (19km) and a top speed of 4mph (6km/h).
The direction and speed are controlled by a simple-to-use joystick so there is no need to turn the body or arms, and it has automatic braking.
With its twin motors, it is also able to turn on the spot.
Unlike similar products such as the Segway, it does not have gyroscopes or accelerometers for motion-based control.
A built-in support, instead, allows the user to gently lean against it, keeping the legs straight and taking a lot of the person's weight.
It scooped the New Product of the Year Award at the UK's largest disability equipment exhibition Naidex at the NEC, in Birmingham.
The RollerScoot also won a '5-Star Best in Show' Award from top disability magazine Able.
Mr Gray, 53, said he conceived his invention five years ago as he travelled on an escalator.
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He said: 'The RollerScoot idea is my biggest invention project to date, it was initially conceived about five years ago and began with what I can only describe as a eureka moment, a moment of inspiration.
'One day I was on an escalator in a supermarket and when I got to the top I was thinking it would be a great idea to be able to continue round the shop on a sort of moving floor.
'Being in the mobility business, I related this to a scooter or electric wheelchair and thought that one of these at the top of the stairs would be a really good idea.
'It was then that I imagined a kind of 'hover scooter' buzzing around but I also imagined this to be whilst the person was upright - just like everybody else.'
The direction and speed of the RollerScoot are controlled by a simple-to-use joystick so there is no need to turn the body or arms, and it has automatic braking. With its twin motors, it is also able to turn on the spot. It can be split into three pieces or folded up and wheeled like a suitcase
Mr Gray (pictured) said he conceived his latest invention five years ago as he travelled on an escalator. 'One day I was on an escalator in a supermarket and when I got to the top I was thinking it would be a great idea to be able to continue round the shop on a sort of moving floor,' he said
So far the UK patent has been granted and the European and US patents are being processed.
Mr Gray, who owns Torbay Mobility Centre in Devon, said: 'The RollerScoot is ideal for people who can stand using the RollerScoot's supports but who are unable to walk too far, for example because they are in pain due to conditions such as arthritis or spinal problems. Convert paperport max to pdf.
'It also works for those who have low energy or balance problems such as those with MS [Multiple Sclerosis] or have had a stroke to those who get out of breath easily due to COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease], chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
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'Many people have said that the RollerScoot is just what they have been waiting for as it is modern, with great styling, with a host of benefits and features, and of course allows them to remain in the healthier, interactive upright position - although there is even a built-in seat if you want to have a sit down.
'The RollerScoot allows the user to remain in the healthier, more interactive upright position.
'University studies have shown that remaining upright more during the day helps with the circulation, digestion, blood pressure and with conditions such as arthritis, diabetes and osteoporosis.
'There is also a greater sense of well-being. The RollerScoot is also extremely manoeuvrable, lightweight and compact; it can be split into three pieces or folded up and wheeled like a suitcase. In short, it is more healthy, interactive and user-friendly.'
SCAVELO WHEELCHAIR USES 'TANK' TRACKS TO CLIMB CHAIRS
Swiss engineers have developed an electric wheelchair capable of climbing, and descending, stairs.
The Scalevo wheelchair uses rubber 'tank' tracks that manoeuvre a wheelchair up even the steepest stairs backwards.
The technology will mean access ramps and stair lifts outside public buildings and in people's homes could become increasingly unnecessary.
The wheelchair drives around on flat ground balanced on two wheels, much like a Segway, but when it reaches a set of stairs, the tracks lower onto the ground.
These tracks have rubber grips that hook onto the steps above to propel the chair, and its occupant, up the flight backwards.
It was developed by a group of mechanical and electrical engineering students at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and Zurich University of the Arts.
Mr Gray, who owns Torbay Mobility Centre in Devon, said: 'The RollerScoot is ideal for people who can stand using the RollerScoot's supports but who are unable to walk too far, for example because they are in pain due to conditions such as arthritis or spinal problems'
Mr Gray said he was hopeful the NHS and government would back his invention as a way to combat a host of sitting-related problems.
He said: 'The 'sitting disease' is on the increase, as widely reported in the media, and the RollerScoot aims to combat the problem head-on for those who are most vulnerable and at risk - the elderly and disabled.'
There is also a place for the RollerScoot in schemes such as Access to Work and Wheelchair Services who can offer a different perspective other than seated mobility.
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'My hope is that the RollerScoot, a British invention, is recognised as major step forward for the future of powered mobility equipment,' he said.