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From Godzilla Winches to Sleds: The Making of t...

In March 2026 Amy, one of the people behind Roamate, reached out to Thomas Manzell, a customer and engineer from the United States, to test a tool for senior users...

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From Godzilla Winches to Sleds: The Making of t...

In March 2026 Amy, one of the people behind Roamate, reached out to Thomas Manzell, a customer and engineer from the United States, to test a tool for senior users...

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How to Load the Roamate into a Car Trunk: A Ste...

Lifting the 37‑pound Roamate mobility device into a vehicle can still be daunting for seniors with limited strength. After months of experimentation, beta tester Tom Manzell discovered that a drill‑winch...

How to Load the Roamate into a Car Trunk: A Ste...

Lifting the 37‑pound Roamate mobility device into a vehicle can still be daunting for seniors with limited strength. After months of experimentation, beta tester Tom Manzell discovered that a drill‑winch...

Flying with Roamate: Real Travel Tips from Our Community ✈️

Flying with Roamate: Real Travel Tips from Our ...

Traveling with a mobility device can feel uncertain, especially when every airport, airline, and staff member seems to handle things a little differently. Over the past months, the Roamate community...

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Flying with Roamate: Real Travel Tips from Our ...

Traveling with a mobility device can feel uncertain, especially when every airport, airline, and staff member seems to handle things a little differently. Over the past months, the Roamate community...

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Travel-Ready Chairs: A Friendly Guide to Ultra-Light Electric Wheelchairs (Under 40 lbs)

Travel-Ready Chairs: A Friendly Guide to Ultra-...

If you’ve ever tried lifting a traditional power wheelchair, you already know — “portable” can sometimes mean 50–60 pounds. For many people, lifting that much weight into a car solo...

Travel-Ready Chairs: A Friendly Guide to Ultra-...

If you’ve ever tried lifting a traditional power wheelchair, you already know — “portable” can sometimes mean 50–60 pounds. For many people, lifting that much weight into a car solo...

What Changed and Why: Inside the Roamate Evolution

What Changed and Why: Inside the Roamate Evolution

The Integrated Control Panel In earlier generations of our prototype, the control panel extended outward as a separate element. Visually, it looked clean and elegant. But in real use, we...

What Changed and Why: Inside the Roamate Evolution

The Integrated Control Panel In earlier generations of our prototype, the control panel extended outward as a separate element. Visually, it looked clean and elegant. But in real use, we...

How Robotics Shaped the Way Roamate Came to Be

How Robotics Shaped the Way Roamate Came to Be

Roamate was never designed as a traditional wheelchair, nor as an incremental improvement on one. Instead of starting with a chair, we began with movement, balance, and efficiency—the same principles...

How Robotics Shaped the Way Roamate Came to Be

Roamate was never designed as a traditional wheelchair, nor as an incremental improvement on one. Instead of starting with a chair, we began with movement, balance, and efficiency—the same principles...