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The 'Wii Fit' balance board may be used in the near future to actually mobilize infants, as well as special needs children who may not be able to fully control their own movements and extremities. To accomplish that feat, researchers at Ithaca College have stacked a 'Wii Fit' board (with an attached baby seat) on top of a robotic, motorized chair. The Fit-scooter employs "responsive pressure sensors in each of [the balance board's] four corners" so a seated tyke can control it simply by leaning in any direction. Built-in sonar also reportedly steers wayward babes away from dangerous obstacles or collisions, and an override joystick allows cautious parents and caregivers to commandeer the kid-carrier at any time.
Continued scientific research and formal studies still need to be performed, but the results of preliminary tests can be found in the group's original presentation to the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America.
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Subscribe to commentsMamaSchackAug 29th 2010 2:26PM
I see this as one more step in the modern mothers and fathers laziness and the slowing of a childs developement. A child of the age should be crawling on the floor and learning to pulling itself up on its feet.. These are steps that are the prelude to walking.
What's next a pad where they touch a picture that says the word for what they want mommy or daddy or any other care giver to do for them so that they never have to vocalize.
I can see where a 'Wii Fit' balance board might be good for the severly handicaped child but for a heathy child with no problems except a parent(s) that is to lazy to put the thing out of the way of the child; it is absolutely stupid and I think a form of child abuse.