{"id":55381,"date":"2025-07-17T12:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T07:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=55381"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T07:47:05","slug":"yd-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/yd-one\/","title":{"rendered":"YD One"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>YD One Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a major mobility breakthrough, IIT Madras recently launched YD One, India&#8217;s lightest wheelchair.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About YD One<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>India\u2019s lightest active wheelchair<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the country\u2019s <\/span><b>first indigenously developed precision-built mono-tube rigid-frame wheelchair.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was developed by <\/span><b>IIT Madras\u2019 TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development (R2D2)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in<\/span><b> collaboration with the startup Thryv Mobility.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> fully customised <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for each user&#8217;s body, posture, and daily mobility needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is built with <\/span><b>aerospace-grade materials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weighing just <\/span><b>nine kilograms,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its ultra-lightweight and precision-engineered design delivers maximum strength and energy efficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can<\/span><b> support up to 120 kg.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>compact frame allows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the wheelchair to be <\/span><b>easily lifted and accommodated in vehicle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s such as cars, auto-rickshaws, and public transport, addressing longstanding concerns around portability and access.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YD One aims to provide high-performance mobility at a fraction of the cost of expensive imports, enabling greater independence and dignity for users.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/tamil-nadu\/story\/iit-madras-introduces-indias-lightest-wheelchair-named-yd-one-weighing-9-kg-2756821-2025-07-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YD One is India\u2019s lightest active wheelchair and the country\u2019s first indigenously developed precision-built mono-tube rigid-frame wheelchair. 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