Leano ☼ have a chair everywhere Can you hear the "click"? Note that this is not the colour currently available in our offer Simple and easy to use. Light, small & portable.You can take it everywhere, that's the point. It weights less than an iPad Air and it's smaller than the ukulele. StableLeano is a bit magical. It holds the position regardless of how much you fidget around or weigh. Works on any surface There is no need to stick Leano into the ground to use it. You can use it on basically any surface, however, you should use it with care if the surface is really smooth (glass, tiles). Using Leano on hard surface Strong, handcrafted wooden frameMade from carefully selected local beech wood, to make it strong but light. Durable fabrics in summer coloursSand, stones and grass are often the surface of the most enjoyable places. Now, they can also be comfortable. And for everyday use, you can simply put Leano in a washing machine and dry it in half an hour.
We're opensourcing it too! We really want to see people using what we make, because we make them for you and don't believe people should be forced to buy our products.So if you're creative just like us, we would like to invite you to make your own Leano. Find how we make Leanos here. It took us many hours relaxingStory begins two years ago when Nik was sitting under a tree on a sunny day and he thought how nice it would be if he could take that tree with him to lean on it anywhere. That's when Nik started to work on an old beach chair and soon after created first Leano which has been made out of aluminium frame. After a lot of testing (sitting outside on a sunny day) it gradually became smaller and it wasn't until this year that Nik decided it should be wooden. So now, after two years, we're giving you Leano. And we want you to build it with us! Send us any questions and suggestions in our comment section, Facebook or Twitter. Everything is made with our hands, tools and love.
What do we need funds for? We already have functional prototypes and now we just need enough sources to get the production started. To do so, we will need to cover the costs of the materials, tools, place and work. When we cover these basic costs, we will start producing Leanos. Meet the Leano team Do you know the feeling when people around you share the same perspectives and easily connect with what you breathe for? That means that life introduced you to people you can always lean on. We're a small team of friends who love life and everything that it offers. The pleasure of bringing people together gives us enthusiasm for creating and discovering new solutions - things we love to share with others. Nik Lorbeg - Product designer, maker Tadej Kočnik - Project manager Diana Pavlin - PR Matija Bolčina - PR Peter Premužič - PR Klemen Lorber - Social media marketing Timotej Vitez - PR content Blaž Rogelšek - Video recording and production
Matic Zavodnik - Screenwriter and video production Anka Simončič - Photography Tilyen Mucik - Photography Robert Bohinec - Creative writing Niko Klansek - Business Advisor Couldn't do it without these awesome friends Luka Piškorič (mentor), Jan Kikelj (mentor), Žiga Berce (mentor), Matija Goljar (mentor), Juraj Baškarad (prototype dev help), Matej Nahtigal (video), Maja Komel (model), David Križ (actor and model), Ana Maria Davidovič (actor and model), Bright Visuals team (recording equipment), Zavod 404 (product dev help). And of course our fellow backers.THANK YOU EVERYONE, MUCH LOVE! We have been developing Leano for over 2 years now and we made sure that we back ourselves with people who have even more experience with production, working with tools and shipping. They are our mentors and they make sure we don't make stupid mistakes that could postpone delivery date. We promise that WE WILL ALWAYS UPDATE YOU WITH EVERYTHING. Honesty is one of our core values and we will stick to that no matter what.
There are a few things that we have been solving for the past few months to make sure that delivery date won't postpone. Since we are not ordering sticks and fabrics in large quantities, we depend on the occupancy of the producers. Fabric for one is only produced in large bulks and we have to wait between orders. To overcome this challenge we are connected with multiple providers and producers. Nik will also be really strict at quality control as our main goal is making a product that will work as promised for a long time. To avoid inaccurracies due to large quantities, Nik will make sure to check production regularly and not just at the end. Learn about accountability on Kickstarter Report this project to KickstarterSorry, Bandcamp no longer supports the version of Chrome that you're using (12.0.742.91). Please upgrade your browser to the latest version and try again. Be Free.Get High.Don't Own a Suit or a Tie.adam hilebrandon hileluke guttingandrea adamsdan garrison
Streaming and Download helpLet friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutTwitterGoogle+LinkedInPinterestPosted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. New wheelchair operates with tongue controlIt will let disabled people steer their wheelchairs, turn lights on and off, and control a computer mouse.To drive his motorized wheelchair, Jason DiSanto must make a sucking sound or exhale quickly. His "sip-and-puff" chair responds to four commands he delivers with his breath.But the commands aren't intuitive, and the straw that relays his orders needs regular cleaning and sits in front of his mouth. "Not only do (people) see me in a wheelchair, but I've got a thing covering my face — that's another kind of strike against me," says DiSanto, 39, of Atlanta, who hasn't been able to move anything below his shoulders since a diving accident four years ago.DiSanto is much more enthusiastic about a wheelchair he's helping to develop at the Georgia Institute of Technology, which responds to commands from the user's tongue.
A headset interprets the movements of a magnet embedded in his tongue (like the tongue piercings some people get) and relays them to a program on his cellphone, which drives the wheelchair forward or back, right or left.The tongue-directed wheelchair is easier to manipulate and allows for faster driving than the sip-and-puff version, according to a small study of 11 disabled patients and 23 healthy ones released this week in Science Translational Medicine. The same system also works to control a mouse cursor, flick the lights or TV set on and off, and change the thermostat in his house."The more functionality I have from different devices, the less dependent I am on people to do those tasks for me, so I gain that sense of independence I lost due to my injury," says DiSanto, who still works full time as an electrical engineer.Maysam Ghovanloo, the Georgia Tech biomedical engineer leading the development of the Tongue Drive System, says his device is distinct because it travels with the patient rather than the chair.
If someone who uses a sip-and-puff system wants to control a computer mouse from bed, they can't use the one on their wheelchair, but they could with this new system.The other key advantage of the tongue system is that it's all but invisible. Ghovanloo's team has shrunk the technology down so it now will fit inside a dental retainer that the patient can wear inside his or her mouth."Having a technology that is completely hidden from sight — that's a huge advantage," says Ghovanloo, who expects the tongue-driven device will eventually cost between $6,000 and $8,000 — three to four times the cost of a sip-and-puff system.Roughly 250,000 to 300,000 Americans have the kind of mobility limitations — whether from an accident like DiSanto's or from a disease such as multiple sclerosis, stroke or Lou Gehrig's disease — that would make a mouth-controlled device useful, Ghovanloo says.Rory Cooper, a biomedical engineer at the University of Pittsburgh, says he thinks the Tongue Drive System is another step toward bringing power wheelchairs into the next century.