| Idea Name: |
Alter |
| Slogan: |
Innovation to move |
| Startup Domain: |
Healthcare |
| Abstract: |
| The Handbike is designed to convert any wheelchair into a mobilized unit. The people with special needs can go anywhere they desire having the propects of a scooter incorporated in a wheelchair. |
| What is the unmet need in society that your idea will fulfill ? |
| We radically improve the mobility of more than 30% people with disabilities to match their lifestyle to that of people with no disabilities.
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| Who needs it ? How many would benefit ? |
| there are more than 800,000 disabled people who require a wheelchair in the country. Out of them, only 5% (higher class) can buy an electric wheelchair.
We can increase this percentage greatly by making this cheap product even for the middle class family to buy this. |
| How will the solution works |
| Without altering the wheelchair, we are aiming to build a 4 points docking machine used as an attachment capable of moving the user at a speed of 15 km/h.
We just have to Attach it to the chair in just seconds.
Whenever you want, you can disconnect the add-on handbike in less than the time it takes a person without any disability to get on or off a cycle or motorbike.
Hub Motor in a wheel is connected with a battery and a handle. |
| Who are your competitors ? How is your solution different |
| Our main competitors are Ayub Yaqoob Engineering, who are designing an electric wheelchairs for Pakistan.
What we are making is a cheap add on for a wheel chair. No changes to a wheelchair is required |
| Status: |
Approved |
| Entry Date & Time: |
2018-12-31 (1231) |
