A $1k Wheelchair

Re:A $1k Wheelchair by HPsquared on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @04:17PM (#41713621)

I'd assume the electronics are very modular and probably just clip into place in a single unit. You do need a battery compartment or something though, and the buttons need to fit well. Wheel can come from donor mouse.

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Re:A $1k Wheelchair by Miraste on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @01:33AM (#41717478)

Unfortunately they are not. Mouse motherboards are generally shaped like the mouse, i.e. right-handed, and the side buttons are on ribbon cables too short to move to the other side. Impossible to reorient without serious work.

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Re:A $1k Wheelchair by HPsquared on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @05:03AM (#41718612)

Sounds like someone could buy a bunch of different mice and x-ray them to look for the easiest candidates. Looking for symmetrical-ish electronics, most of all.

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