Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road - Gizmodo Comments

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

bonzaibuck — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:36:09 EST

This one seems to be a walkie's wet dream. But as an everyday gimp I'm wondering how many of you I would have to cajole just to drag my butt up what looks to be a 40+ in. vertical? The goal is independence not just filling our Ahnold fantasies.

bonzaibuck

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

Buga — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:17:44 EST

Am I loser because I've already seen this on Gizmodo before?

Buga

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

kieranmullen — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:12:15 EST

Johnny Five Is Alive!

kieranmullen

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

KurtSubvert — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:30:05 EST

Oh man awesome. Almost makes me wish me legs were broke.

KurtSubvert

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

auricom — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 22:23:35 EST

I could swear gizmodo features this gimptank every other month!!
how much ponies do you get with each coverage, gentlemen?

auricom

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

Azndude51 — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 22:04:22 EST

That's pretty cool, I'd probably like to ride on the thing even if I wasn't disabled or injured. However, I would be concerned about falling over. It seems like with such a seemingly high center of gravity, one would tip over if not careful when going too fast up or down a steep incline.

Azndude51

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

djdare — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:06:01 EST

I'm with m3telsyr3n, lets all bill medicaid for them, and then mount gattling paintball guns on them, and have a huge war!

djdare

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

nzruss — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:21:42 EST

I'm with Rockboy04. The first thing that came to mind was "what would this look like with a remote controlled paint ball gattling gun mounted on top?"

nzruss

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

hardisonthefloor — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:00:01 EST

yeah this chair looks incomplete without HUGE guns.

hardisonthefloor

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cjh — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:07:37 EST

Ravlen, to be fair, it's not too many times you see a picture of a wheelchair with tank tracks, so it does kind of stick in the mind!

cjh

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

rockboy04 — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:04:35 EST

Anyone else want to put a giant gun on this thing?

rockboy04

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Ravlen — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:36:34 EST

I think it would make for an interesting social experiment to analyze how easily it is for people to remember some small random article from a website that they read a year ago... While at the same time most of us can't remember what we had for breakfast. The human mind is a strange thing...

Ravlen

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m3talsyr3n — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:34:37 EST

Lop off my legs and gimme one now

seriously my family has a history of diabetes, so, rather than wait 40 years to get limbs amputated for poor circulation, do it now, and bill medicaid/medicare for the chair

m3talsyr3n

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StarChaser Tyger — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:23:23 EST

Heh. "Pimp my Gimp".

StarChaser Tyger

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Top Blog Posts — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:06:14 EST

this is great post i have ever seen...

http://www.topblogposts.com

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

Top Blog Posts — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:02:24 EST

very good chair for disabled people.
I think it sold very fast...

http://www.topblogposts.com

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

BDerwent — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:49:23 EST

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/tankchair-168301.ph...

C'mon guys, at least change the pic.

BDerwent

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Top Blog Posts — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:24:49 EST

Great Post ... http://www.topblogposts.com

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

nitesite78 — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 01:09:08 EST

Great gimps have another way to fuck them selves up more

nitesite78

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

jondp41 — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:24:43 EST

I tried to follow up on this, and the response is "working on a new version, leave email and will notify you" so I guess there are some problems with it. There are a couple of good-looking designs [one looks like a Bobcat w/o the blade and w/the wheelchair fitting where the driver usually sits] but the prices are almost the price of a new Wrangler. Being disabled and poor is a non-working combination.

jondp41

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

Bob_Shinoski — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:22:03 EST

Hey, not everyone see's EVERY news article EVERY DAY! If you haven't seen it before, it's new to you!

Bob_Shinoski

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

uptown — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:01:15 EST

rugged

uptown

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phreakincool — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:21:52 EST

Um, I've fallen and have been crushed by my wheelchair!

phreakincool

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Xenobiologista — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:45:20 EST

Don't you guys check if you've covered the same story before?

Xenobiologista

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smokyburnout — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:29:55 EST

they made fun of him for his handicap...
now he is... THE 'CAPPINATOR!

smokyburnout

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RB — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:21:35 EST

did i get stuck in a time warp too?

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

aquaosx — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:05:40 EST

die nature, DIE!

aquaosx

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

ElPresidente408 — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:36:58 EST

I'd like to see a hoveround do that

ElPresidente408

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Munch the BanNail — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:04:35 EST

Well Pimp my Gimp - That thing is sweet! One question - How many horses?!

Munch the BanNail

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matthew — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 20:37:24 EST

I second the sentiments of jrghoull. Old, old, old. Recycling is the lowest form of news (it's called "news" because it's new).

matthew

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strider_mt2k — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 20:01:39 EST

That is extremely cool.

Sorry to be selfish, but I'm envisioning a human's weight in cameras and RC gear for the coolest ROV ever!

Oh sure I'd put a couple miles on it first...

strider_mt2k

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Velhetica — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:43:25 EST

#5 is alive

Velhetica

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

jrghoull — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:39:11 EST

very sweet but this was on gizmodo over a year ago

jrghoull

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

JOAT — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:28:26 EST

THAT IS THE COOLEST THING EVER!

JOAT