{"id":386969,"date":"2010-03-03T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5484800"},"modified":"2010-03-03T15:55:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T20:55:00","slug":"wheelchair-blitzkrieg-concepts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/386969","title":{"rendered":"Wheelchair Blitzkrieg [Concepts]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/500x_500x_custom_1267594767981_wheelchair.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\"  title=\"Wheelchair Blitzkrieg\"\/>The <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #zenithwheelchair\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/zenithwheelchair\/\">Zenith wheelchair<\/a>, a design by the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Alberta, is fit with tank-like treads to climb up stairs under the user&#8217;s own power.<\/p>\n<p>The treaded design combines with strong, lightweight tech like an aluminum back frame and a Herman Miller-inspired carbon fiber seat to create a beastly machine that&#8217;s not too cumbersome to actually wield. Still, if the design actually works&mdash;there&#8217;s no working prototype yet&mdash;we have to wonder: Why didn&#8217;t everyone put tank treads on wheelchairs already? And why the heck is Johnny 5 receiving better medical care than the citizens of humanity? 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