{"id":9795,"date":"2018-10-15T13:10:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T05:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/?p=9795"},"modified":"2018-10-16T15:32:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T07:32:20","slug":"ibuddy-attoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/2018\/10\/ibuddy-attoday\/","title":{"rendered":"iBuddy &#8211; A New Prototype of The Future for Wheelchairs."},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_299094331\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__6578178-1024x706.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__6578178-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__6578178-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__6578178-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__6578178-600x414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__6578178.jpg 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_299094331 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #image_299094331 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><br \/>At the end of this September, we had iBuddy&#8217;s world premiere at <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rehacare.com\/\">Rehacare<\/a><\/span>, the world leading trade fair for rehabilitation. And we had received a great amount of good feedback from guests and media. Here we want\u00a0to introduce iBuddy by sharing the article from <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"http:\/\/attoday.co.uk\/index.php\/could-this-futuristic-new-prototype-be-the-future-for-wheelchairs\/\">AT Today<\/a><\/span> with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">A new conceptual wheelchair prototype turned heads at this year&#8217;s Rehacare exhibition in Germany with the innovative ability to be able to follow users around, encouraging people to remain as active as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Created by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/moboticslab\/\">Mobotics\u00a0Lab<\/a><\/span> (the research &amp; development team at Karma Medical in Taiwan), the iBuddy is a unique new mobility solution that uses a series of patent electronics to sense its surroundings in real-time and be closely follow the person using the device.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-35508992\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2106403503\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_996245167\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__4734994-\u8907\u88fd-1024x814.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__4734994-\u8907\u88fd-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__4734994-\u8907\u88fd-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__4734994-\u8907\u88fd-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__4734994-\u8907\u88fd-600x477.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/en-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/S__4734994-\u8907\u88fd.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_996245167 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1372429337\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Described as a smart-wheelchair, the device is aimed at the elderly who are showing signs of declining mobility says the company, with the aim of keeping the user walking for as long as possible, promoting a healthy lifestyle and independence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Users can control the wheelchair via a specialist Karma Medical wristband or from their phone by means of a dedicated iBuddy app, with both options created by the company to make the device as user-friendly and interactive as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Mark Duffield, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamobility.co.uk\/\">Karma Mobility UK<\/a><\/span>&#8216;s\u00a0General Manager, commented: \u201cThis is a fantastic example of what the research &amp; development team at Karma in Taiwan are continually developing and we are very excited about having a prototype here in the UK in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-843330550\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1226368633\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><br \/>The company says the robotic wheelchair will give users the confidence to walk journeys that they would use a wheelchair in the past, with peace of mind for themselves and their carers that the device is on hand when walking becomes tiring and strenuous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">In addition to the innovative features, Karma Medical says the device also helps shake the stigma associated with mobility aids with its futuristic design, allowing walking aids to be seen as fun and trendy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Importantly, iBuddy includes elements designed for the needs of carers and family members, such as in the case of an emergency, where the iBuddy can share the exact location of the user in real-time, allowing assistance to arrive promptly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-584763734\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_595133554 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">\u2666 More about iBuddy : <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Mobotics Lab :\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/fXCj26\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/fXCj26<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">iBuddy :\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/iQGJYh\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/iQGJYh<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">See iBuddy in action below :<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/igBWyiIqBy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" 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