wheelchairs
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Redesigned Handles Make It Easier To Push And Pull A Wheelchair
Their design is mostly functional as is, but until now no one has really stopped to ask if the handles on the back of a wheelchair could be improved. It turns out the answer is yes — an emphatic yes, in fact — given how useful these ergonomic alternatives appear to be.
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This Professor X-Approved Futuristic Wheelchair Is Arriving Next Year
The original WHILL was a clamp on device designed to power manual wheelchairs lacking an electric motor. Unfortunately, it turns out it will never see the light of day, but the design and technology behind that original concept have been repurposed for the futuristic Whill Type-A electric wheelchair that’s actually now up for pre-order with…
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This Four-Legged Wheelchair Climbs Steps Like A Mountain Goat
Researchers at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan have come up with a four-legged wheelchair design that lets the mobility device tackle steps and other obstacles that it simply couldn’t with just four wheels. And it keeps its passenger level and perfectly safe when it’s tip-toeing over uneven terrain.
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Underwater Wheelchair Rides Should Be Real
Would it ever really make sense to build wheelchairs that can cruise around underwater? Maybe not. But when it’s an art project, watching a wheelchair power around in the sea is surreal and oddly mesmerising.