Pioneering intelligent wheelchair receives $1m to transform lives of millions of disabled people
Phoenix Instinct from the UK has been unveiled as the winner of Toyota’s three-year Mobility Unlimited Challenge, receiving $1 million to further develop its ultra-lightweight…
Smart powerchair accessory hailed one of the best accessibility inventions of 2020
LUCI, a pioneering powerchair device that prevents collisions and dangerous drop-offs, has been named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2020 under the Accessibility category.…
Innovative COVID-safe electric wheelchair awarded £175k government funding
A pioneering electric wheelchair from Centaur Robotics, designed to enable social distancing and built with COVID-resistant materials, has been awarded a UK government grant of…
Customised powerchair helps ‘human-cyborg’ on his inspiring journey to overcome MND
A bespoke Permobil powerchair has played a pivotal role in scientist and robotics expert Dr Peter Scott-Morgan’s incredible journey as he explores and adopts the…
“Game-changing” robotic arm could help paediatric wheelchair users easily perform daily tasks
Credit: Intel An innovative new research project has begun that aims to create an affordable wheelchair-mounted robotic arm to help paediatric wheelchair users easily perform…
New entry-level folding powerchair launches for users seeking travel-friendly and manoeuvrable chair
Powered mobility specialist Motion Healthcare has added a new entry-level lightweight folding powerchair – the Aerolite – to its expanding product portfolio, providing an affordable…
Innovative smart powerchair device to enable wheelchairs to “see” their environment
US-based LUCI, a company which specialises in modern mobility solutions, has released a pioneering new powered wheelchair device, also called LUCI, which enables powerchairs to…
Futuristic self-driving mobility service trialled at railway station in Tokyo
Panasonic is trialling an innovative Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) model at the Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo, Japan, which uses the WHILL powerchair with autonomous tracking to…
New indoor and manoeuvrable powerchair models now available to clients in the UK
Precision Rehab has bolstered its powerchair portfolio with the addition of the powered wheelchair range from Eurovema, offering UK clients three new compact powerchair models…
Scandinavian assistive exercise tech helps older people fight the effects of dementia
Norwegian start-up Motitech is helping older people and those with dementia become more motivated to engage in physical activity by enabling them to cycle down…