Vertical walking system allows people with physical disabilities to move between floors

Eindhoven-based designer Rombout Frieling has created a vertical walking system that enables people with physical disabilities to manually move themselves between different floors in a building, without any external energy.
The system, called Vertiwalk, was designed as an entirely man-powered alternative to stairlifts to allow people who are less physically able to reach different floors without having to give up exercising altogether.
The user has to perform a vertical rowing-like movement. By balancing themselves between a footplate and a seat, they can lightly shift their weight back and forth to move themselves up to different floors.
As it is not reliant on external power sources, the VertiWalk system works in places without access to electricity, or places that have unreliable power resources. It is also space efficient, only requiring an area of 80 by 80 centimetres to be installed.
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[@peterforrer135]

This is cool and requires no active power for operation, but I can imagine a power assist could be added for a person who requires it. Nice Design.

[@רוניתרון-ב8ר]

were i can buy this ?

[@TwinStarGenny]

Soo, where are the designs?

[@radicalcommorer3575]

entendivel parceiro,tenha um bom dia

[@siralboneslol8064]

Muito foda 👍

[@penawarsoft]

It should be an option to be automatic also.. atleast we could enjoy manual and automatic....

[@joelx77]

Ideas like this should never be patented. Execution is everything. Abolish the patent system.

[@Ham549]

This is stupid we already have had hand powered elevators that work much better than this for over a centrey. FDR had one in his home.

[@gauravnawale3352]

As its not a mobile setup its just not cool, because elevators are doing better job than this.

[@clumsyjester459]

First of all, elevators aren't mobile either. Secondly, this is meant to enable people to keep living in their own home. If you can't get up your own stairs anymore, this might become a cheaper and better alternative to stair lifts.

[@murlee6930]

Yes it's for those can not afford the present day high cost elevator s

[@scott83gmail]

This is so much better than elevators

[@sneakerbabeful]

briljant idee