Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a disorder that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in childhood.
Commercial motorized devices for children with CP (and other motor disorders) are very expensive, and are outgrown quickly. Groups like "Go Baby Go" take motorized toy cars and adapt them for kids by adding button and joysticks.
But, what I wanted to do was find an inexpensive way to motorize ANY Assistive Devices that is already wheeled, but not power driven. This would allow a new level of independence for the user.
As a robotics coach I know how to make things move. You build a drive chassis, and then add power systems and software. But, a hoverboard (HB) already has all the right elements built into a compact chassis for a very low price.
I took the challenge to create a generic Hoverboard drive system that could be adapted to most wheeled devices, and be run by a joystick.
This video introduces my project. You can read more here:
hackaday.io/project/170932-ho...
Thanks
Phil Malone.