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C.A.R.E. Wheelchair V3
2026 · Assistive Tech / Robotics / IoT

C.A.R.E. Wheelchair V3

Health-aware smart wheelchair with caregiver connectivity

The third generation of the C.A.R.E. Wheelchair adds health monitoring and remote caregiver access to tilt-based control, with an offline voice assistant (ORION) in development.

24 V differential-drive platform with 2 × BTS7960 motor drivers and a 24 V 18 Ah LiFePO4 battery. ESP32 + ESP8266 controllers linked over ESP-NOW, head/body tilt control through an IMU, biometric sensing with a caregiver telemetry dashboard, and continuing research at BUET's Institute of Appropriate Technology.

ESP32ESP-NOWIMUIoTNext.jsTelemetry
Head-gesture driving demo at WRO Bangladesh 2026
C.A.R.E. Wheelchair V3