Update: May 2009 – IBOT – Stairclimbing wheelchair withdrawn from market.
Topchair is a brand new powered wheelchair (and concept) that enables its drivers to easily be able to climb and descend stairs, steps and other obstacles – all of this in addition to having similar performance to an industry leading powered wheelchair on the road or at home.
After several years of development by French scientist and engineer Hervé le Masne, and following the completion of a significant clinical study amongst a representative user group, the powered wheelchair is now ready for commercialization.
In addition to its speed, maneuverability and performance on the ground, the Topchair automatically detects the first step while driving with infrared sensors and then goes on to detect the last step as it retracts its built in climbing mechanism.
In this video the driving performance and step climbing mechanism is shown:
Owner and inventor Hervé le Masne goes on to demonstrate the impressive mobility potential of the chair as he heads down the stairs at Trocadero in Paris, France on the way to the Eiffel tower.
Additional detailed information is available at the Topchair website in English or French.
Topchair has passed all the regulatory certifications in France and is available for sale to local consumers.
It will soon be made available in several other countries through the development of key partnerships.
Interested parties should contact Topchair for further information.
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I am wondering how to get distribution rights to this product in Atlantic Canada (PEI, NL, NS and New Brunswick)?
Thank You
I am wondering how to get distribution rights to this product in South Korea.
I am wondering how to get the distribution rights to this product in Ireland?
regards, Joe.
Cd I enquire on distribution rights in South East Asia? thank you
I am wondering how to get distribution rights to this product in South Iran.
Please let us know if you are interested in exporting to the USA.
Thank you.
Douglas
I wont to buy this climbing weelchair for my mother.
How march is cost? where i can buy? i am from srilanka. please reply me asap.
thanks
Rafeek
Hi,
Our company is keen to market the Topchair.
We have more than 10 years of experience in marketing Homecare & Rehabilitation products including wheelchairs.
Looking forward to your reply
Many Thanks
Michael Ong,
Manager
Hello.
I want to buy this climbing weelchair.
How dollar is cost? where i can buy it in Iran ? If you don’t export it to iran, Please tell me where i can buy it at nearest country?
Please reply me asap.
Hi ıam living in Turkey ı want to buy one of that chair how can ı do it and how much is this please infor me???
Dear sir,
I would like to know the prices of your products
and If you don’t sell ones please let me know the companies working in this field
please let me know your reply as soon as possible
best regards,
Ayman Naeem, CEO
Dear sir,
I would like to know the price of your product. I require this product for my mother who is suffering from arthritis.
please let me know
best regards
sunil
Hi I am living in Iran I want to buy one of that chair how can I do it and how much is this please infor me???
Dear Sir,
Would you kindly give us some more detail information
about this wheel chair, the overall size and price and
if you could send one in Israel !
Thank you,
Regrads,
Shawn Shokrian
What a fabulous, fantastic, extremely marvelous wheelchair you got, how much is it cost to have one in Shanghai-China?
Regards,
Hi I am living in Iran I want to buy one of that chair how can I do it and how much is this please infor me???
We are an orthopedic company in Alicante- Spain. We are interested in this wheel chair.We have a client really interested in this product. Please,give some information about your supliers or distributors to know prices and time of delivery.Thanks in advance
I am from Hong Kong. I am so interest this topchair. Please send to me more information about this chair. Ex. how much, how to buy….
Please reply me ASAP
Thanks
hey .. i am doing a school project. and i came across this wheel chair. its crazy .. i love the idea that you can still live a normal life and do everything that a normal person can do pretty much.
keep up the good work !!
I’ve got an iBot, which is great, but yours can do more types of stairs and do them much more easily.
I think your chair rocks!
I have try to by an Iboot but I been told that it must be prescrived by a Doctor that looks strang the chair its not medicine . And are not sold to Portugal .This company is trying to bring people from all over the world to fill up their clinique in the USA .This is a fun way of taking advantage of our bad lack.
I am a medical staff and works on a lot of spinal injury patients. The topchair looks great. I would like to know its price and its limitation and so on. Thanks.
Dear Sir,
I am from China Chengdu, Sichuan.May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.There are many wounded. I am so interest this climbing weelchair . Please send to me more information about this chair. Ex. how much, how to buy….
Please reply me ASAP
Thanks
Ingenious! Simply ingenious. My biggest concern of course is how one could possibly afford such a device without donation support and/or governmental subsidy support. People who could use this are mostly on Social Security. So it’s sort of a nice teaser, but I imagine people with smoking jackets and gold plated hubcaps being able to make the use of this technology.
Hi,
I really like this wheelchair. Me and my friends were thinking of giving this wheelchair to our friend, I’m sure it would be the best present he can get. Could you please tell me how much it costs to have one?
Thanks
Man this is a great breakthrough, any how having a big market in Pakistan too including Bank Leasing and Insurance. for this wheelchair. hope to arrive soon in every market in the world. including Pakistan.
Do you have a start date for sales in the USA. ? Also, what is your estimated price? Thank you for all you efforts and creativity.
Gary
Are you going to be at the November Abilities Expo in Atlanta, GA USA
This year? Thank you
I’m interesting in the possible purchase of the TopChair. Please let me know the cost. Thank you.
Hi,
Is this product up for sale yet? Please let me know how to purchase it
Thanks
I need this Top chair for my wife who is a arthritus patience to climb stairs to our third floor apartment in Karachi Pakistan.Please provide me more details of this chair, its PRICE.Do you have any agent/shop in Dubai as from Dubai I can purchase it more conveniently as my daughter lives over there.
Hello, I am so interested in this topchair. Please send me more information about this chair (Ex. how much? how and where to buy?…etc..)
I am from Egypt.
Please reply to me ASAP
Thanks