Friday, 9 December 2016

Disabled diver invents the Scuba Chair - the world's first affordable self-propelled underwater wheelchair

A disabled scuba diver says he has invented the world's first affordable self-propelled underwater wheelchair.
The brainchild of Igor Skikevich, 51, is about to go into full production.
He recently signed a deal with a factory which is to start mass manufacturing his invention which he calls the 'submarine-wheelchair'.
The specially-adapted wheelchairs will go on sale to the public for around 70,000 RUB (£860).



Skikevich is from the city of Taganrog in south-western Russia's Rostov Oblast region.
Disabled British artist Sue Austin is credited with creating the world's first self-propelled underwater wheelchair but her invention costs around 600,000 RUB (£7,400).
Mr Skikevich developed a way of attaching engine-powered propellers to both wheels of his chair as he wanted to cover more distance underwater.







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