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Download Solution PDFWhich Indian Institute of Technology launched the country’s first indigenously designed standing wheelchair in collaboration with Phoenix Medical Systems?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is IIT Madras.
Key Points
- IIT Madras launched the country’s first indigenously designed standing wheelchair in collaboration with Phoenix Medical Systems.
- A ‘standing wheelchair’ called ‘Arise’, was developed at the TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development (R2D2) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
- Arise was formally launched by Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, at IIT-Madras Research Park.
- The price of the wheelchair 'Arise' is about Rs. 15,000.
Additional Information
- There are a total of 23 IITs in India of which 16 IITs are established after 2004.
- According to QS ranking 2021, IIT Bombay is among the top 50 Engineering Institutes of the world.
- IIT Delhi Develops EV Charging Station with Inbuilt Solar PV Interface Capability.
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