FiGO | Rear Support Pet Wheelchair

Wheelchairs for domestic animals are very expensive and often inaccessible to many pet owners. They are not always the most welcoming solution for people who need a pet wheelchair for their animals at short notice, on a budget, at a remote location, or perhaps for temporary purposes.

This project empowers people to build their pet’s wheelchair with the combination of digital fabrication (3D printing) and traditional making. All materials used in the project can be sourced locally at a hardware store. This device uses parametrically designed 3D printed joint pieces that fit into acrylic tubing, which can be easily customized to the dog for both fit and style purposes.

All pieces can be personalized via the Customizer application. Currently screw size, tube outer diameter, wheel angle, as well as your dog’s measurements can be input to view a rendering of your dog’s wheelchair). However, the standard pieces are available on this project page for download. I am currently working on making the pieces resizable based on your dog's weight for added strength (currently you can do this by manually scaling the pieces).

Project Photos by Pete Thorne Photo

** The FiGO instruction manual has been translated in Romanian by Thingiverse community member Veronica. It can be downloaded in the downloads section. Thank you for your contribution Veronica! ** *