THE STORY OF GENNY™
Where it all began
Genny™ is the brainchild of Paolo Badano , an entrepreneur who for more than two decades
has been living with his wheelchair due to a trivial car accident.
has been living with his wheelchair due to a trivial car accident.
As a result of the event, Paolo has tried over the years to improve his daily mobility, but has not found anything that would take him out of the traditional patterns.
Not only did the four-wheeled chair appear limiting and often aesthetically questionable, but it also had distinctly obsolete technology.
It was not until 2009 that his attention was enraptured by the Segway PT, a self-balancing vehicle equipped with only two wheels, designed by Dean Kamen and produced by Segway Inc.
Since Segway is a device that requires an upright position on the part of its user,
the idea of Paolo was to make this technology usable also to the "sitting people "
(a definition that Paolo often uses to define motor disability).
the idea of Paolo was to make this technology usable also to the "sitting people "
(a definition that Paolo often uses to define motor disability).
Genny™, besides being functional, is also beautiful to look at.
One of the goals that Paolo has set for itself since the beginning of its "adventure" has been to pursue a totally new and ambitious concept with this idea: the association of the word "Design" with "Disability."
One of the goals that Paolo has set for itself since the beginning of its "adventure" has been to pursue a totally new and ambitious concept with this idea: the association of the word "Design" with "Disability."
Genny™ Design is aimed at shifting the attention of the interlocutor from the problem of limited mobility to the "magic" related to the means the person is using. Along with autonomy, this new key may prove to be crucial in the complicated road to disability integration.
A car accident makes Paolo Badano disabled at age 30.
After years in a wheelchair,
begins to seek more advanced solutions to preserve his mobility and
physical well-being.
The focus is on the Segway PT,
the two-wheeled self-balancing vehicle devised by Dean Kamen
and manufactured by Segway Inc.
that inspired the start of the project Genny Mobility.
Brand creation Genny Mobility
Agreement for access to 180 patents with Segway.
Genny Zero presentation at the Rehacare trade fair in Düsseldorf
Genny Zero is finally available on the market,
marking the beginning of a new era
in inclusive micro-mobility.
In the following years, the model was continuously updated and improved, culminating in Genny Zero, presented at Rehacare in Dusseldorf on September 14, 2022.
Abandoning the Segway self-balancing platform, Paolo, together with the Wullschleger Group and a team of engineers, began a project to reengineer the Power Unit, resulting in a self-balancing technology built entirely in Europe.
Significant events
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Paris 2024
August 2024
Genny Zero present at Toyota's Mobility Park, demonstrated how technology can be a tool to overcome architectural and social barriers.
Imola Green
September 2024
Genny Factory participates in Imola Green, in collaboration with Plenitude, promoting sustainable and inclusive mobility.
E mob 2024
October 2024
Participation in the national conference on electric mobility, a landmark for the industry.
With new patents and a wholly
owned by Genny,
a new personal transporter is born,
which no longer has anything to do with the stigma of classic wheelchairs,
and is also ready for micromobility.
owned by Genny,
a new personal transporter is born,
which no longer has anything to do with the stigma of classic wheelchairs,
and is also ready for micromobility.