If you have to sit all day, your ass had better be comfortable. And for those confined to wheelchairs, comfort isn't just a good idea - it's a health necessity.
To combat the uneven distribution of body weight that causes pressure sores and poor posture, PinDot custom-fits cushions to clients' curves. An electronics-free chair containing grids of 100 plungers mechanically records individuals' tush displacements on a piece of paper. Once the body part is represented in two dimensions, the data is faxed to PinDot. Technicians then scan it into a PC to create a 3-D model of the cushion.
"We have more than 10,000 butts on file," brags PinDot founder Michael Silverman.
Has PinDot considered expanding into office furniture? Not yet, says Silverman. "But believe me, a lot of people have asked."
