Chiang Mai, June 15 – Good news for people with disabilities who need to ride in a wheelchair. Now, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Mai can invent an electric wheelchair at 2 times cheaper than imported from abroad, plus better performance. Because it can be adjusted to sit, lie down or stand by yourself.
The electric wheelchair seen here It is the work of students working together with teachers. Faculty of Engineering Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Mai, invented for disabled or sick people. for sitting and can also recline and stand on their own which general cars cannot do Also able to move without assistance in pushing.
Mr. Kanet Facultyee, a researcher, said that this wheelchair is lightweight. Patients or disabled people can use their hands to control movement. Go forward, backward, turn left, turn right The cost of invention is less than 30,000 baht, cheaper than a hundred thousand imported carts from abroad. In the future, if the private sector comes to support commercially The price may come down again. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency