Scalevo wheelchair uses retractable tracks to climb stairs We’ve seen tracked wheelchairs before, that are able to take on steep or uneven terrain. For regular surfaces, however, wheel... Read more
Neuroscientists are taking inspiration from natural motor control to design new prosthetic devices that can better replace limb function. In new work, researchers have tested a range of brai... Read more
Mobility gear can be very expensive, and in that regard, the Firefly is a pleasant surprise, clocking in under US$2,000. Walking the dog, popping out to the shops, going sightseeing … it... Read more
With modern communication aids, users of electric powered wheelchairs can operate a PC and cellphone without human assistance. A new module is set to transform electric powered wheelchairs i... Read more
People with spinal cord injuries show strong association of wheelchairs as part of their body, not extension of immobile limbs. The human brain can learn to treat relevant prosthetics as a s... Read more
At the Chiba Institute of Technology, a group led by Shuro Nakajima has developed a robot wheelchair that can climb over steps. This robot can make a variety of movements, using its four-whe... Read more
Its makers claim it is the first drive-from-wheelchair electric car. Though its undoubtedly true to say that mobility vehicles designed for wheelchair access exist, like AM General’s M... Read more
The base SE model is priced at US$39,950, for American customers only. The AM General auto assembly plant in Mishawaka, Indiana is where they used to build Hummer H2s. Now, its workers are m... Read more
The introduction of the white cane early in the last century gave blind and visually-impaired users a mobility tool that not only helped them to get around, but also allowed them to be seen... Read more
Thick gravel, mud, snow, steep ramps or hills . . . They might get a pedestrian a little dirty or out of breath, but to someone in an electric wheelchair, they could mean terrain that’... Read more
At a press conference held this morning in San Francisco, California’s Berkeley Bionics unveiled its eLEGS exoskeleton. The computer-controlled device is designed to be worn by paraplegics,... Read more
Researchers from the University of Central Florida (UCF) have created a computer-controlled robotic arm designed to help wheelchair-bound people perform actions such as grasping and lifting... Read more
Though nearly every country in the world is ageing fast, Japan is at the front of the pack and in the next few decades will see its ratio of workers to retirees change from 7-1 to 2-1 – a sc... Read more