01 — aiChair Development

A historical record of Gryphon's intelligent power wheelchair development, including early Gryphon Shield upgrade kits, engineering prototypes, demonstrations, and later aiChair work.

aiChair Development

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Jesse Leaman in 2009 with the last version of his Gryphon Shield IT upgrade kit for motorized wheelchairs. It was too bulky and difficult to maintain.

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Jesse Leaman in 2005 with the first version of his Gryphon Shield IT upgrade kit for motorized wheelchairs

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Jesse Leaman and his 2016 Intelligent Power Wheelchair upgrade lit up in red.

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Jesse Leaman in 2008 with his Gryphon Shield IT upgrade kit for motorized wheelchairs.

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2016 Intelligent Power Wheelchair upgrade part on a laboratory bench.

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Jesse Leaman and his friends visit the Sacramento Kings in 2017.

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Jesse Leaman demonstrates his Intelligent Power Wheelchair at the California State University, Sacramento in 2018.

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Close-up of the Intelligent Power Wheelchair's sensors and LED lights.

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Jesse's engineer Luan holding the 2018 edition of the IPW upgrade kit.

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Jesse Leaman in 2007 demonstrating his Gryphon Shield IT upgrade kit for motorized wheelchairs. He is next to his idol Stephen Hawking.

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Jesse Leaman testing the 2008 Gryphon Shield's solar panels on a sunny meadow at UC Berkeley.

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Jesse Leaman demonstrates his IPW at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2016. His eyes are closed because he is testing using brain waves as input.

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2008 PhD graduation at UC Berkeley. Jesse Leaman accompanied by his advisor Alex Filppenko. 

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2016 TEDx talk at the University of Nevada, Reno. Jesse Leaman demonstrates the first aiChair.

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2023 in Bellingham Washington. Jesse Leaman demonstrates his latest aiChair.

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02 — ACCESS Reports: Video Documentary

ACCESS Reports are intended to give viewers an opportunity to experience the world from the perspective of a power wheelchair user. New reports can be viewed on the ACCESS Reports YouTube channel.