YOUR POWER IN YOUR POCKET
Wheelteam designed and built PIBOX with the goal of enabling the 75 million wheelchair users to become more independent in a cost-effective, simple, and sustainable way.
PIBOX consists of a DC twin-motor with a self-recharging battery powered by the movement of our wheelchair.
The user, through the movement of his arms, will recharge the battery located at the bottom of the chair.
PiBOX connects to an app that reports your daily strokes, encouraging you to exercise, battery level, SOS button, distance traveled, and more.
Using an NFC chip, anyone can access the rescue data the user wishes to provide in the event of an accident, such as blood type, age, medical conditions like diabetes, etc.
The PiBOX model is available for 20% of the price of a conventional electric wheelchair, and its installation is so simple that the user can do it themselves on any conventional wheelchair in 3 minutes.
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SDG 3
SDG 7
SDG 11
SDG 13
PIBOX is anchored by SDG 3, as its goal is to improve the health and well-being of people with reduced mobility so they can achieve full autonomy.
PIBOX self-recharges its battery through the movement of the wheels and the user's strokes. Exercising to obtain infinite energy is an unstoppable symbiosis.
PIBOX was created to create more inclusive cities, better prepared to defend the human and social rights of people with disabilities and their families.
PIBOX is developed in a
92% of the materials are fully recyclable, as we at Wheel-Team were aware from the outset that it had to be developed in a way that looked toward a sustainable future.
WHY WAS PIBOX CREATED ?
Its origin stems from a very personal need we encounter every day. Our school has six students who use wheelchairs, two of whom are in our class.
Our center is old, and only one of the blocks has an elevator, so our friends' mobility is very limited. This is unacceptable, and we've compiled all the inconveniences that a wheelchair user must deal with EVERY DAY!
So we decided that our goal was to improve the lives of people with reduced mobility by creating a device that:
Convert any conventional wheelchair into an electric wheelchair.
Be profitable, economical and sustainable.
That the installation was less than 3 minutes.
That it can be controlled via mobile phone without the need for additional devices.
That the mobile app is accessed via NFC.
That the battery was limited to promote that the user does not stop exercising.
Wheel-Team has developed PIBOX and this AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
We could say it's a team made up of four ambitious, hardworking teenagers, but the truth is that Wheel-Team is the Red Cross, Cocemfe, the Benicarló City Council, and the group of friends and family who are making this possible. People with a strong desire to make this world a better and more inclusive place.
We could have developed the project in the classroom, but then we wouldn't be Wheel-Team , so we decided to make a big deal out of it and proposed to the entire class that they spend a full six-hour session, with all 30 students in wheelchairs. We organized basketball games, boccia games, and even a 2-km run around the town, noting our emotions every 30 minutes and any inconveniences. I assure you, there were plenty of them (from going to the bathroom, eating lunch, crossing streets, and much more).
In the following video, you can enjoy this experience that changed us all forever.
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