Ibot: Dirt, sand and stairs.

[Tarkus]

Pics of Harlans Ibot off road as promised.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i118/segforlegs/P1010318.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i118/segforlegs/P1010319.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i118/segforlegs/P1010324.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i118/segforlegs/P1010457.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i118/segforlegs/P1010791.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i118/segforlegs/P1010383.jpg

Cool Stuff !

Be Big,
Alan

[polo_pro]

It looks like there's some type of tread when Harlan's on the sand?

I've always been a little surprised that J&J didn't bring an iBot to Segfest in Long Beach. If for no other reason than so Dean could point to it and say "FDA approved device" and then point to the segway and say "NOT FDA approved device"!

Think of how much shorter his speech could have been. 8^) 8^) 8^)

[Tarkus]

It looks like there's some type of tread when Harlan's on the sand?

I've always been a little surprised that J&J didn't bring an iBot to Segfest in Long Beach. If for no other reason than so Dean could point to it and say "FDA approved device" and then point to the segway and say "NOT FDA approved device"!

Think of how much shorter his speech could have been. 8^) 8^) 8^)

LOL, and I'll leave it at that...

Nothing like a Ibot with "Tank Tracks" !

Be Big,
Alan

[gbrandwood]

I never cease to be amazed when I see an iBot doing its job. Absolutely fantastic!

How stable was it off the road?. I regularly get the feeling that the Segway can go places wheelchairs can't (off-road and steep slopes etc.) but the ibot looks really at home in those pictures.

And the tank tracks. Were they an option or a custom fitted add-on? Do they prevent it climbing steps?

Thanks for sharing the pics.

[Tarkus]

The Ibot itself did fine. I followed on some hills at "No Barriers" and it did as good as the Segway.

Now, the fact that most who use a Seg as a mobility aid can leen at least a little, not easy if your in the chair. So he needs to watch speed and angle on side slopes.

But I almost went down, not the Ibot.

Be Big,
Alan

[hellphish]

When in off-road mode, the ibot will tilt its wheel base according to the terrain in order to keep the seat level.

[gbrandwood]

It has an off-road mode eh? Cool.

[Stan671]

I noticed that on the stairs, the iBot had the normal single wheels. But off road it had dual wheels and then tracks. Are those two off road configrations official options or customizations?

[bystander]

I noticed that on the stairs, the iBot had the normal single wheels. But off road it had dual wheels and then tracks. Are those two off road configrations official options or customizations?

A little more info can be found on this 3 page thread:

http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=85164

[polo_pro]

Good to have you back, bystander. I always enjoy reading these extras that you provide us!

ps - The rep system still won't let me give you points. Something about having given you too many points already!

[bystander]

ps - The rep system still won't let me give you points. Something about having given you too many points already!Thanks for the kind words.

Since you are slightly obsessed with the rep point system, consider this.

Find 20 past posters that don't post anymore, give each one a rep point. That will "flush your cache" then you can assign rep to anyone you want.

Or, convice the administrator to reduce the limit of 20 to a lower figure over on the site feedback page.

Not that I am looking for rep points, I am just concerned that you worry too much about it. You need to conserve all you energies for long distance gliding and polo matches.

[polo_pro]

I use the tools at hand. I don't try to subvert them. If the moderators have chosen (perhaps by default) for the rep point system to work this way, then so be it. I will continue to use it for the sake of newcomers.

[bystander]

I use the tools at hand. I don't try to subvert them. If the moderators have chosen (perhaps by default) for the rep point system to work this way, then so be it. I will continue to use it for the sake of newcomers.No problem.

But to paraphrase your sig, I was just trying to indicate where the "rep point" mallets were. -lol

[hellphish]

Segwaychat reeks of "default vB config."