Wheely Washer
Hands-free automatic wheelchair wheel cleaning station
Phase 1
Type of project: Prototype
Disability concerned: Motor disability, Psychic disability, Multiple disabilities, Polydisability
Topics: Autonomy, Travel
Status: Completed
We offer the WheelyWasher, an automatic wheelchair wheel cleaning station that allows any wheelchair user to clean their wheels in a very short time, without getting out of their wheelchair, in an autonomous way, and which adapts to all models of manual and motorised wheelchairs.
The WheelyWasher meets the specific needs of individuals, hospitals or foundations looking for a fast, reliable solution for cleaning wheelchair wheels. The WheelyWasher consists of rollers that clean wheelchair wheels automatically. Thanks to its rotating cylindrical brush, the WheelyWasher removes all the debris trapped on the wheels. A precise, strategically placed high-pressure water jet removes dust, mud and stones stuck in the wheel grooves. Finally, a drying system allows users to leave the station without leaving any traces behind. WheelyWasher adapts to all types of wheels and wheelchairs, making this technology a unique and complete washing station for all disabilities.
The unique features and benefits of the WheelyWasher are as follows:
- Fast: performs in 5 minutes what would normally take 45 to 60 minutes to do manually.
- Universal: Suitable for all types of wheelchair, manual or electric.
- Automatic: Users can use it without the need for additional assistance.
- Facilitator: Facilitates outdoor activities, improves the quality of life and well-being of
for people with disabilities.
We have learned to work with people with disabilities. We have learned to take and understand their feedback on our machine and to anticipate situations that could be problematic for them.
We also learned to organise ourselves in relation to our respective jobs and to include this development in our free time. We also ended up spending more time with people who follow and live with people with disabilities on a day-to-day basis and who enabled us to learn more about the challenges they may face in their everyday lives.
We plan to continue finalising this first prototype to make it more reliable, secure and efficient, so that it can be used by foundations to draw conclusions. We want to incorporate a few changes that will enable people with visual or hearing disabilities to use it too. Finally, we will be adding adapted safety features.
