My dad was in the steadicam business when it first started out. He says Garret's always been a helpful guy.

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The hero we don't deserve, but the one that we need

Came here hoping it was Yasin Cengiz

They said he’d only made 100, so I’m guessing they’re nowhere near where an insurance company would even start to evaluate it. An insurance company won’t bother evaluating it for coverage if there’s only a few dozen even available, it’s not worth the costs. Besides the fact that there are dozens of health insurers in the US that would all need to evaluate it, the numbers aren’t there, yet. He’d need to ramp up production significantly before that could happen. I could see this being picked up, at significant cost, by spinal cord injury rehab facilities like Madonna and QLI for internal use, which could lead to significant demand to help fund a boost in production to get to the critical mass for insurance coverage.

Calling it a wheelchair is a mistake, I’m guessing made by the journalist. The inventor said that he wanted to position it somewhere between a walker and a wheelchair. It’s a mobility assistance device, like a cane, walker or wheelchair, but something new. It looks like a far more supportive and adaptable rollator (Walker with seat). One that can keep people upright and almost walking longer than a standard walker or rollator can, depending on their condition and abilities.

This makes me deeply uncomfortable

I'm not wrong at all. I made no comment about the influencer mentioned in this article. I said random nobodies who call themselves influencers will try and use it as an example when they want free stuff

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I don't think this will entirely replace the standard wheelchair but it's a good alternative for those that have enough control over the legs but are unable to fully support their weight independently. This will work wonders for those with spinal cord injury that still have some function left. Prevents both the muscles from wasting away from disuse and the leftover spinal networks from learning "bad" behavior patterns. Wonder what the cost of one of these is though, looks pricier than a wheelchair. Until they get insurance companies to pay for this instead of a wheelchair or walker, it probably won't be mainstream.

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Reddit in shamble.

Other social medias may actually do some good after all.

Well, yeah it was stolen by our ancestors but not us.

I’m just happy to be alive for good history to be made.

Happy birthday 🥹

Even if the reason it’s needed is very bad, this is still good news because it shows we’re at least making a little progress in helping the communities that we’re affected by the original reason.

Loved seeing this too. I instantly thought back to watching my mother struggle after hip replacement surgery and wished this had been around back then.

Can tell this will benefit a lot of people.

You da mvp.

That’s what I mean, he paid for his own food. Not talking about being paid for it.

In this case it's Can Sell culture.

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That is good news! Thanks.

"New year, new baby"

Ah so that’s where cows come from.

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