Aging and accidents resulting in injury are both common factors in peoples’ day to day lives that contribute to the need for mobility aids. However all current mobility aids inflict either knee pain, musculoskeletal pain and injury, or postural instability upon the user. These issues can further diminish the consumer’s injuries and lead to conditions of deep vein thrombosis and further secondary compensation injuries. 

In response to these design flaws, research was conducted to investigate the full extent to which these occurrences affect consumers. This ultimately led to the design and development of the Rover, a three-wheeled electric knee scooter sporting a modern and sleek design targeted to all ages.

The Rover reduces the back pain experienced with traditional manually propelled knee scooters. This is achieved by straightening the user’s posture through providing footrest pegs and allowing the user to alternate positions by sitting on the scooter. This ability to change in position while utilising the scooter also contributes to the prevention of DVT development by taking some pressure off the knee when using the scooter for long periods.

The electric hub motor transforms the knee scooter into a low-profile mobility scooter which extends the amount of time a rider is comfortable travelling for. This ergonomic addition works alongside the footrest feature so that the rider is being propelled regardless of kneeling or sitting on the scooter.

Additionally, to reduce whole body vibration and increase comfort, larger rubber pneumatic tyres as well as front and rear shock absorbers have been included, absorbing surfaces of different environments.

Last but not least, the cushion folds up to unveil a storage compartment and usb charging socket.

Such improvements render the Rover an advanced new-age mobility aid, with its innovative and timeless carbon fibre design, featuring curves inspired by Zaha Hadid as well as the kangaroo on our very own ‘Australian made’ logo.