The iBOT will cost $29,000, less than some top-of-the-line models for the severely impaired but far more than basic wheelchairs. The maker, ...

iBOT's manufacturer, Mobius Technology, is also working with a number of foundations, again to help underwrite the $20,000-plus cost of the iBOT to get it to more people who need it.

May 13—The iBOT Personal Mobility Device can do things most wheelchairs cannot — like climb stairs and traverse rough outdoor terrain — but until now the cost has been inaccessible for most ...

The IBOT, a wheelchair of Johnson & Johnson. (AP) Before there was the Segway, inventor Dean Kamen introduced the iBOT, a revolutionary standing wheelchair that can climb stairs and lifts ...

The iBOT costs $23,900 — a $5,100 markdown from its original price when it entered the marketplace four years ago. That’s only a few grand more than some high-powered wheelchairs, ...

The iBot motorized wheelchair was first unveiled back in 2001, but it still looks remarkably futuristic today. The device was created by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, and could climb stairs, raise ...

Deka Research's iBot is poised for a comeback. The high-tech wheelchair, which can climb stairs, elevate users to eye-level with peers and balance on difficult terrain, was an exciting prospect ...

Toyota announced this year that it's backing the return of the iBOT, which went out of production in 2009. Inventor Dean Kamen says a reboot would include improvements using the latest technology.

Remember Dean Kamen's iBot wheelchair? Its uniquely adjustable wheel orientation gave patients the freedom to climb stairs and effectively stand upright, but its high price ($25,000) knocked it ...

Officer paralyzed from waist down in line-of-duty shooting gets iBOT wheelchair developed in NH Lisa Ramsey, of Fort Worth, Texas, wounded in line of duty in 2003 Updated: 11:55 AM EDT Jun 26, 2020 ...

Toyota and Dean Kamen (DEKA) have announced a new partnership to complete the iBOT, a smart wheelchair which would give the disabled more independence by changing how users can move. Last week ...