GO is a made-to-measure, 3D-printed consumer wheelchair designed to fit the individual needs of a wide range of disabilities and lifestyles. The custom form of the seat and foot-bay is driven by 3D digital data derived from mapping each user’s biometric information.
GO is an excellent example of the use of 3D printing to offer mass customisation and personalisation of products. This project is a meaningful application of 3D printing to have a positive impact on individuals’ lives”
Philip Hudson – Managing Director, Materialise
The resulting wheelchair accurately fits the individual’s body shape, weight and disability to reduce injury and increase comfort, flexibility, and support. The accompanying GO app allows users to participate in the design process by specifying optional elements, patterns and colourways, and to place orders.
GO is the result of an intensive, two-year research period during which the studio interviewed dozens of wheelchair users and medical professionals to establish ways to remove the stigma associated with wheelchairs as medical devices and create a more human-centered vehicle.
The custom form of the seat and foot-bay is driven by 3D digital data derived from mapping each user’s biometric information.
The GO app allows users to participate in the design process by specifying optional elements, patterns, colourways and to place orders.
“We’re really excited to be working with Layer and Benjamin Hubert to bring the GO wheelchair to life. It’s an excellent example of the use of 3D printing to offer mass customisation and personalisation of products. An integral part of the Materialise ethos is to develop meaningful applications of 3D printing that have a positive impact on individuals’ lives, and the GO wheelchair is one of those projects with great potential.” Philip Hudson, managing director, Materialise.
