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How NeoMotion is empowering the differently-abled with the liberty to move around independently

From 100 to 1,600 customers, the Chennai-based startup is allowing wheelchair users to stay healthy, go out, explore lifestyles, get hired, and be unbiased.

By Ishika Rastogi

How NeoMotion is empowering the differently-abled with the liberty to move around independently

How frequently can we see a wheelchair user at a park, at a mall, or at a theatre? 

Frequently, more often than not, wheelchair users are restrained to 4 partitions. And many of them have lost possibilities because of the one-size-fits-all assumption in terms of assistive devices. 

NeoMotion is converting this narrative via its products. 

Prosus SICA recognises and rewards the most innovative Indian startups that use assistive technology solutions. And NeoMotion has emerged as being considered one of them. 

Beginning as part of any other product within the assistive devices space called "standing ovation," the group at NeoMotion was initially engaged in consumer trials. At some point in interactions with close to 200 wheelchair users across 40 places in India, they were seeking to apprehend the socio-economic challenges that people face. It truly is because of NeoMotion and the products that we are developing right now, "says Swostik Sourav, co-founder and CEO of NeoMotion. 

In 2018, the enterprise, such as a team of 15 humans, began work in complete swing. The next few months were spent determining the charge factor and determining whether customers were willing to pay for the cost presented. And in early 2020, NeoMotion launched its merchandise. 

We came across numerous recollections and examples of the most powerful motivator for why we began developing the products that we do. However, due to the excessive costs that may be related to travel, people aren't capable of absorbing jobs, "reiterates Sujatha Srinivasan, Co-founder, NeoMotion. "

Swostik talks about the entire flexibility that Prosus SICA gives in terms of investment and how the programme has helped NeoMotion fill key gaps with respect to product innovation." 

In another way, improving mobility for the able-bodied users of NeoMotion's products, many of whom became bedridden for 15 years before they may have access to a telephone and Google solutions for impartial dwelling. 

The founders trust that until there's economic independence, the entirety of life cascades. To shop for a mobility product, one needs to be cellular. Building something that could permit users to exit to the workplace, to the marketplace, or maybe just for exercise has been NeoMotion’s project right from the start. 

By presenting a radius of mobility of about 10-15 km, the crew at NeoMotion is helping customers build sturdy roots within the network while being employed. This makes the device easy to use on sandy or gravel terrain, on roads with potholes, or even if it rains. 

Vivek Sarda, Co-founder, NeoMotion, explains that there is merchandise for both indoor and outdoor mobility. It is estimated that ninety-five percent of all wheelchairs sold in India are universal.

Outdoor mobility includes items such as modified scooters, vehicle rickshaws, and responsibilities. However, imagine a wheelchair user moving independently from their wheelchair to this. "We wanted to deal with the most demanding situations of indoor and outdoor mobility and offer an entire solution," he explains.

Scaling new heights with NeoFly and NeoBolt 

The NeoFly is a personalised, compact wheelchair that has approximately 18 customizations based on the frame measurements of the user, their health circumstances, and the terrain surroundings. Even though the user would not want to shift from the wheelchair to every other car, on every occasion they do, they can in reality connect NeoBolt (an upload-on) to the wheelchair and step out on their very own. The individual saves a lot of electricity, and toppling a wheelchair and wheeling it becomes fun and enjoyable rather than a tedious activity. 

The independence that NeoMotion is offering human beings by simply allowing them to be mobile is nothing short of fantastic. 

Swostik reveals that the frame language of users has been modified visibly. And with NeoBolt, users are confident that wherever they need to go, "they don't want to call any person or ask for help," he adds.

 

 

 

 

 

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