Designing with patterns
Back at the Dallas factory, Kitty and Phoebe spent several days taking Tom through all the ins and outs of Bumble Bikes. He got an intimate tour of the factory (the physical one, not the pattern) and learned everything about its operations and capabilities. He also studied the advanced robotics systems designed and implemented by Phoebe and Kitty. It would be his job to design a similar system to manufacture the best wheelchairs anyone had ever seen.
Tom worked with Phoebe on the wheelchair designs. The designs were for three different models. The first, the flagship model, was Phoebe’s idea for the ultimate power chair. It was called the Texas Tank and it would be comfortable and capable. The chair would be able to take its owner anywhere by using track designs similar to those on a tank or bulldozer. Stairs, offroad terrain, and even ice would not be a problem. You can see the computer-aided design (CAD) design here:
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