{"id":9274,"date":"2022-03-13T01:50:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T01:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d6be6d1b8c.nxcli.io\/ons-verhaal\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T19:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:18:32","slug":"ons-verhaal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/nl\/ons-verhaal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ons verhaal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9274\" class=\"elementor elementor-9274 elementor-5550\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-658e134 section-pts section-pbs wht mbs elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"658e134\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c9b836\" data-id=\"0c9b836\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d0f33 wht mbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6d0f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ONS VERHAAL<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8029f8f elementor-align-center mbn elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"8029f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/nl\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e86ace2 elementor-section-content-middle section-ptn section-pbn elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e86ace2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0c3ed1\" data-id=\"a0c3ed1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d4d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d4d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 8px; color: #0d183e;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">CRE\u00cbER WAT JE ZOU WILLEN DAT ER BESTOND&#8230;<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2905295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2905295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Toen de medeoprichter en CEO van Obi, Jon Dekar, een tiener was, werd bij zijn grootvader, een veteraan van de marine, een degeneratieve neuromusculaire ziekte vastgesteld. In de jaren daarna verloor hij langzaam het gebruik van zijn armen. In die tijd was Jon getuige van de frustratie van zijn opa over het feit dat hij door anderen werd gevoed. Naarmate de ziekte vorderde, merkte Jon hoezeer zijn opa het niet prettig vond om door een verzorger te worden gevoed.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20d586d\" data-id=\"20d586d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872a485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"872a485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JonatDesk-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JonatDesk-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JonatDesk-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JonatDesk-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JonatDesk-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JonatDesk-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/JonatDesk-2048x1150.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ca1fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58ca1fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2016: Jon werkt aan zijn bureau in Dayton, Ohio na de productlancering van Obi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b882802 elementor-section-content-middle section-ptn section-pbn elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b882802\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52190d3\" data-id=\"52190d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae576d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ae576d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carl-Wendler-Photo-8-5-2017-1024x717.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carl-Wendler-Photo-8-5-2017-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carl-Wendler-Photo-8-5-2017-scaled-600x420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carl-Wendler-Photo-8-5-2017-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carl-Wendler-Photo-8-5-2017-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carl-Wendler-Photo-8-5-2017-1536x1075.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carl-Wendler-Photo-8-5-2017-2048x1434.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98b275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f98b275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jon&#8217;s grootvader, die tegen het einde van zijn leven moeite had om zelfstandig te eten.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90f864f\" data-id=\"90f864f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f995b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f995b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_9096-scaled-e1647134820843-1024x730.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9060\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_9096-scaled-e1647134820843-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_9096-scaled-e1647134820843-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_9096-scaled-e1647134820843-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_9096-scaled-e1647134820843-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_9096-scaled-e1647134820843-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_9096-scaled-e1647134820843-2048x1459.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1164377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1164377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1998: Jon (9) met opa Carl en zus Rachel Dekar (6). Achtergrond: Jon en Rachels moeder en grootmoeder. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9deb98b\" data-id=\"9deb98b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be43c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be43c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wat ooit een plezierige ervaring was, was nu fysiek en emotioneel belastend. Hij was niet langer in staat om het voedsel te kiezen dat hij wilde of om het tempo waarin hij at onder controle te houden. <\/p><p><br>Jon deed tijdens zijn middelbare schooltijd ook vrijwilligerswerk in verpleeghuizen en ziekenhuizen en merkte dat zijn grootvader niet de enige was &#8211; veel andere mensen hadden dezelfde ongewenste ervaring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4234942 elementor-section-content-middle section-ptn section-pbn elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4234942\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49746ed\" data-id=\"49746ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae94b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae94b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tijdens Jon&#8217;s eerste week op de ingenieursopleiding stelde zijn professor hem voor aan een jong meisje genaamd Hope. Hope&#8217;s moeder benaderde de technische afdeling van de universiteit en zocht naar innovatieve manieren om haar dochter waardiger te laten eten. Hope&#8217;s grootste wens was om niet elke maaltijd haar gezicht in een bord eten te hoeven stoppen.  <\/p>\n<p>Deze persoonlijke ervaringen leidden tot Jon&#8217;s obsessieve zoektocht naar een oplossing voor een probleem waar Hope, Jon&#8217;s grootvader en miljoenen anderen over de hele wereld elke dag mee te maken hebben.<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p><p>Jon deed wat onderzoek en was geschokt dat er geen moderne technologie op de markt was die voorziet in de menselijke basisbehoefte van eten voor mensen met een handicap. In de 21e eeuw moest er een manier zijn om zelfstandige zelfvoeding mogelijk te maken met behulp van technologie. <\/p>\n<p>In eerste instantie besloot Jon een apparaat te maken van hout, elastiekjes, Lego en andere basismaterialen om alleen Hope te helpen (prototype Alpha), maar al snel verschoof zijn aandacht naar het ontwikkelen van een modern, geavanceerd apparaat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3542047\" data-id=\"3542047\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abde9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7abde9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr.H-_-Hope_s-Mom-1024x558.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr.H-_-Hope_s-Mom-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr.H-_-Hope_s-Mom-600x327.png 600w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr.H-_-Hope_s-Mom-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr.H-_-Hope_s-Mom-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr.H-_-Hope_s-Mom-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr.H-_-Hope_s-Mom.png 1851w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84be427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84be427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hope&#8217;s moeder en Jon&#8217;s professor in engineering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656b98a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"656b98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hope--1024x658.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9042\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hope--1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hope--600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hope--300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hope--768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hope--1536x986.png 1536w, https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hope--2048x1315.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e18da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1e18da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2017: Meer dan 10 jaar later brachten we een bezoek aan Hope om haar te bedanken voor haar inspiratie en haar een eigen Obi te geven. Hope, emotioneel na het eerste gebruik van Obi. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbd9abf elementor-section-content-middle section-pts section-pbs elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbd9abf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-297415b\" data-id=\"297415b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba99dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba99dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Obi's ontwikkeling door de jaren heen<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-954a4b4 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle section-default-pad section-default-pad\" data-id=\"954a4b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9316ecb\" data-id=\"9316ecb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6978c3 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"b6978c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alpha_300dpi-e1647131003522.jpg\" alt=\"2006: Prototype Alpha\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2006: Prototype Alpha\n\n\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-12-at-8.16.27-PM-e1647134459791.png\" alt=\"2007: An early ideation of a possible \u201creal world\u201d product.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2007: An early ideation of a possible \u201creal world\u201d product.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EarlyCADmodel-e1647134310146.png\" alt=\"2009: An early Obi concept\u00a0 rendering.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2009: An early Obi concept\u00a0 rendering.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jon_Beta2-e1647134264940.png\" alt=\"2011: Testing the function of an early Obi prototype.\u00a0\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2011: Testing the function of an early Obi prototype.\u00a0\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Prototype-Beta_300dpi-scaled-e1647132766791.jpg\" alt=\"2012: Prototype \u201cBeta\u201ddemonstrated Obi\u2019s intended form and function and used to file for patents and to raise start-up capital.\u00a0\u00a0\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2012: Prototype \u201cBeta\u201ddemonstrated Obi\u2019s intended form and function and used to file for patents and to raise start-up capital.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/photo-4-scaled-e1647134393590.jpg\" alt=\"2012: A conceptual sketch showing possible refinements for the finished product.\u00a0\u00a0\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2012: A conceptual sketch showing possible refinements for the finished product.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EarlyCharlie-e1647133121735.png\" alt=\"2014:\u00a0 An early \u201cCharlie Prototype\u201d undergoing motion tests.\u00a0\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2014:\u00a0 An early \u201cCharlie Prototype\u201d undergoing motion tests.\u00a0\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ObiLab2-e1647133966478.png\" alt=\"2014: Charlie prototypes were used for extensive in home user testing before manufacturing.\u00a0\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2014: Charlie prototypes were used for extensive in home user testing before manufacturing.\u00a0\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Obi-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"2016: Generation 1 Production\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2016: Generation 1 Production\n\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Obi-Feeding-Device-1.jpg\" alt=\"2019: Generation 2 Production\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2019: Generation 2 Production\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 van 11\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-11.png\" alt=\"2025: Generation 3 Production\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2025: Generation 3 Production<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg 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533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8a2296 section-ptn section-pbn elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8a2296\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce291ae\" data-id=\"ce291ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edad85 elementor-widget 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Na meer dan tien jaar volharding en het overwinnen van vele ontmoedigende uitdagingen, is Obi nu een bekroond product dat momenteel verkrijgbaar is in meer dan 20 landen en dat duizenden mensen over de hele wereld helpt om onafhankelijk te eten. <\/p><p>We zijn een groeiend klein bedrijf met een gepassioneerd en toegewijd team achter elke e-mail, elk telefoontje en elk apparaat dat de deur uitgaat. Alle apparaten worden met trots en zorg geproduceerd in onze eigen fabriek in Jacksonville, Florida USA. <\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c93c0d\" data-id=\"1c93c0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef5729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bef5729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetobi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-12-at-7.40.26-PM-e1647134586630-qw9tn72ylycv7i2icqlepv6hzai2qpfqtytrw0zadm.png\" title=\"Jon in JAX facility\" alt=\"Jon in JAX facility\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0559a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0559a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Huidige foto van Jon in de productiefaciliteit van de 2e generatie Obi in Jacksonville, FL.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONS VERHAAL CRE\u00cbER WAT JE ZOU WILLEN DAT ER BESTOND&#8230; Toen de medeoprichter en CEO van Obi, Jon Dekar, een tiener was, werd bij zijn grootvader, een veteraan van de marine, een degeneratieve neuromusculaire ziekte vastgesteld. In de jaren daarna verloor hij langzaam het gebruik van zijn armen. 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