Why are there no quadruped 'wheelchairs'?

Re:Why are there no quadruped 'wheelchairs'? by mc_thinking on Friday August 07, 2026 @11:07AM (#49211612)

We are making such fast progress in robotics but we still struggle to build really useful tools for people who have disabilities.

Why is this? Is it because it’s really hard from a regulatory or liability perspective? Or, is it a market size thing? Curious if anyone has analyzed this or has experienced based opinions.

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Re:Why are there no quadruped 'wheelchairs'? by Rotundo on Friday August 07, 2026 @02:53PM (#49214796)

Useful robotics are heavy and use a lot of power.

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Re:Why are there no quadruped 'wheelchairs'? by mc_thinking on Saturday August 08, 2026 @08:34AM (#49221248)

So the problem is more powering for time in use more than anything else? Interesting. Shouldn’t there be at least some wired prototypes then?

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