This is the MC Hawking robot built by the Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco. It’s a robotic electric wheelchair outfitted with a PC, an XBox Kinect, and an Arduino. On the software side, it ...

Each leg can bend in multiple ways, lift, and move independently of the others to ensure that stability is maintained ...

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.

SANTA BARBARA-SANTA MONICA, Calf. -- A new device could help those living with disabilities ride the wave a little easier. Some college engineering students and a non-profit group are developing a ...

A laboratory in Pittsburgh’s Bakery Square is poised to make the next breakthrough in wheelchairs, a mostly stagnant industry with huge quality of life implications for millions of disabled Americans.

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 ...

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 ...

New Delhi, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global robotic wheelchair market was valued at US$ 241.27 million in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 621.69 million by 2033 at a CAGR of 12.56% ...