UD is the ideal place to put this cool technology in action. the Mechanical systems Laboratory provides the “manufacturing plant” for the vehicles, while the early Learning center provides the young drivers, indoor and outdoor “test tracks” and expert early educators and pediatric therapists.

The vehicles in the baby mobility project have evolved over the years from a custom robotic device (2007) to a lightweight, convertible power chair/walker (2010) to modified toy cars (2012) to the DARE prototype (~ 2020).