Study shows semi-autonomous eye-controlled powerchair is safe for domestic use
Italian researchers have created a safe and efficient semi-autonomous wheelchair that moves according to users’ eye movements called RoboEYE, which could enable people with severe…
“Revolutionary” and contemporary wheelchair looks to transform air travel for users
Credit: ©Andrea Mocellin Revolve Air is an innovative new active wheelchair that fits the standard cabin baggage dimensions used universally by airlines and looks to…
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.…
Design competition to encourage mobility & accessibility innovation for those with spinal injuries
A new student design competition is aiming to raise awareness of the everyday challenges faced by people with spinal cord injuries. Mobility and accessibility product…
Innovative smart cane joins accessibility programme to improve lives of visually impaired people
WeWALK, an innovative smart cane designed for people who are blind or with low vision, has joined Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility programme to accelerate WeWALK’s…
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…
Clever eye-controlled wheelchair system launches for people with neuromuscular diseases
Credit: GeekWire A new system has been launched for disabled people with restricted mobility called the Independence Drive, which allows people to move their wheelchair…