To ride Nino you will need a functioning musculature of the torso as it is necessary to lean forward for onward acceleration and to lean back for slowing down or reversing. You will also require minimal strength in your arms as the steering is controlled by pushing the handlebar left or right. Both hands will be needed to transfer from a wheelchair. You should have a normal sense of balance and a body weight of no more than 100kg.

Its great to know that you can customise your Nino. You can choose a black or white chassis and a choice of red white or blue footrest / body trims. There are also two shades of real crafted wood available. You can also opt for folding armrests to make transportation even easier or specify a mobile phone holder to make use of the exclusive phone app. For the more adventurous, off road tyres can be easily fitted ready to take on the rough stuff. Most importantly, Nino was designed to distract from disability and to move away somewhat stereotypical, impractical and uninspiring scooters available today. All at a very affordable price.

Once the handlebar has been easily removed, the armrests retracted and the adjustable seat is folded down, Nino occupies a very minimal footprint making transporting your new pride and joy so much easier than say a typical mobility scooter which normally requires dismantling into several large unwieldy parts. Nino on the other hand will simply climb into a car or van with the aid of a pair of Nino lightweight space-saving ramps and once inside be stabilised with the robotic Quick-Stands. Air travel is also catered for with the optional Fly-Case, and for simply moving Nino short distances without a rider, small transportation wheels are available.

Following a diving accident in 1996, Creator of Nino Robotics, Pierre Bardina, has been paraplegic and wheelchair reliant. This event opened the mobility door to Pierre and rather than accepting the inferior variety of personal transport for people with disabilities, he set about designing his own.

Towards the end of 2013 and several prototypes later Pierre discovered the Ninebot and met Francois, Thomas and Louis Ducrot, creators of Big Robot and exclusive importer of Ninebot in France.

Almost simultaneously, Pierre Bardina met Mathieu Verbeke, a talented designer from Lille, also passionated about the self-balancing technique.

Together, they defined the concept of Nino which was to break the stereotypical mobility mould. With a new way of moving that was safe, affordable, intuitive and fun for everyone – Nino was the outstanding result and full scale production is now taking place within France with outlets throughout the world and now newly available in the UK through the official importer.