Compared to their manual counterparts, electric wheelchairs are far less demanding to operate, as the user doesn’t need to have upper body strength normally required to turn the wheels. But even a ...

A Lehigh University scientist has built a "smart" robotic wheelchair that can navigate through a crowded city on its own, with help from laser and camera sensors. Computer science and engineering ...

In spite of advances in wearable robot technology, robots have had a hard time displacing wheelchairs as the dominant technology to help those living with physical disabilities navigate the world.

There are plenty of Arduino-based robots in the world, but actually building one is a bit tough if you're not familiar with Arduino programming. But a company called ArcBotics has created an ...

Many wheelchair users are capable of living independent lives, but in a world designed for able-bodied people, essential items may need modifications to make self-reliance a reality. The AbiLoader-FX ...

Research on an electric wheelchair that can sense it´s environment and transmit information to a person who is visually impaired, has been tested at Luleå University of Technology. Daniel Innala ...

A Japanese researcher has demonstrated a pair of robotic legs that can negotiate stairs and could eventually find use as a wheelchair substitute. "Elderly people using wheelchairs cannot get up and ...