This concept is called Design Innovation. And at Northwestern ... for one group of freshmen in DTC, this meant navigating campus in a wheelchair while researching how to build a better ramp. "We went ...

Did you know nearly 3.6 million Americans use wheelchairs for mobility? Traditional wheelchairs can be heavy and hard to move ...

The Japanese-designed WHILL is changing the way people think about wheelchairs and the people ... The product received the 2015 Good Design Grand Award earlier this month. Produced by Grace ...

They based their initial design on the folding wheel ... for future work on an open electric wheelchair system. Certainly more work could bring even better improvements.

Inspired by origami, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) robotics engineering researchers are developing a lightweight, ...

The ease of customization allows fabrication of different wheelchair designs for sports, off-road or city use. The team is looking to bring this low-cost design to people around the world and are ...

With the global aging population in need of better mobility solutions ... Key Features of Lodstun’s newest products include: ...