For several years designers have been playing around with lots of different engineering tricks to give wheelchairs the ability to move up and down stairs. We've seen many innovative designs, from the ...

Most powered wheelchairs have at least two problems: they can't climb stairs, and the user has to remain in a single seated position. An experimental new robotic wheelchair, however, addresses both ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) -- A wheelchair that climbs stairs, shifts into four-wheel drive to scoot up hills and even raises occupants to standing height is a step closer to the U.S. market. Advisers to ...

Most building entrances not specifically designed for accessibility pose a big challenge to those who rely on wheelchairs to get around — but thankfully there’s a new wheelchair in the works that ...

An electric wheelchair that can climb most stairs, including spiral staircases, has been developed by Zurich-based students. The Scalevo Wheelchair can mount one stair per second and was designed by ...

A new wheelchair gives users a greater freedom to reach previously inaccessible areas. The ‘tank-like’ TopChair-S, which has fold-out caterpillar tracks tucked behind its standard wheels, is capable ...

When Dean Kamen offered the world the iBot, a wheelchair that could climb stairs, people were overjoyed by the concept. This joy was overshadowed by the $25,000 price tag that each iBot came with, ...

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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More (By Jim Drury, Reuters) – An electric wheelchair that can climb most ...

A group of five masters students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Zurich University of the Arts developed a self-balancing wheelchair that is capable of climbing stairs. Called Scewo ...

Stair-climbing wheelchair robotics represents a transformative convergence of advanced mechanical design, sensor integration and adaptive control systems aimed at enhancing mobility for individuals ...

Imagine a wheelchair that can climb or descend stairs. That's the basic idea behind the iBOT, a motorized wheelchair that has two sets of wheels that can climb stairs and handle more varied terrain ...