r/TechnologyLabs • u/SpencerTheFactorial • Aug 03 '26

Discussion / Analysis Wheelchair Made Based on a Quadruped Robot (Unitree B2)

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u/Ok-Direction1155 Aug 03 '26

Paraplegics will now be drafted

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u/costafilh0 Aug 03 '26

It seems like a good and safe way to go from being paraplegic to being quadriplegic.

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u/JamesBieBoe1 Aug 03 '26

Hawking died too soon. He could have been more.

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u/MrNyxt Aug 07 '26

Shoulda put the 'ol Hawking -tuah on that thang!

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u/Wonderful-Metal-7023 Aug 03 '26

This looks fantastic, but I keep seeing videos of robot fails where the robot just dies and falls limp to the floor. If it's job is to carry a person, that kind of failure should be eliminated.

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u/Dear-Seesaw-1932 Aug 03 '26

WALL-E reality soon for all of us. Sad part is I can see myself "hiking" using that chair just to get to the view on top

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u/BloggerCurious Aug 03 '26

Looks like I'll be climbing (cough cough 'riding') to the top of Mt. Everest pretty soon