Design & development of smart stair climbing wheelchair
Published on Jul 12, 2014
A Concept Design of a wheelchair for disabled which can climb up stairs and can be programmed and navigated using Google maps.
Five designers awarded $500,000 each to develop mobility devices for lower-limb paralysis
Published on Jan 7, 2019
Article "Five designers awarded $500,000 each to develop mobility devices for lower-limb paralysis"An electric wheelchair share scheme and two exoskeletons have been shortlisted in the Mobility Unlimited Challenge at tech show CES in Las Vegas today, and will be given $500,000 each to develop their proposals.
Run by the Toyota Mobility Foundation together with Nesta's Challenge Prize Centre, the Mobility Unlimited Challenge recognises the best new designs that improve the lives of people with lower-limb paralysis or paraplegia.
The prize supports the five finalists to develop their prototypes with $500,000 (£398,000) each. The winning designer, which will be announced in 2020, will be awarded an additional $1 million (£796,000).
The shortlist includes Moby, a bike share scheme equivalent for electric wheelchairs, devised by Italy's Italdesign.
by Rima Sabina Aouf
January 7, 2019
Article "Wheelchair that can be controlled with your MIND: Scientists create helmet that coverts brain waves into wheel movements"
A mind-controlled wheelchair proved successful at helping paralyzed patients navigate through a cluttered room
Participants imagined they were moving their hands or feet to drive the chair
To move right, the participants imagined moving both arms and to move left, they imagined moving both legs
by Stacy Liberatore
November 23, 2022
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