Health Stair-climbing wheelchair could change the lives of disabled people Metro World News Posted on February 12, 2016 ...

Stairs soon may no longer be insurmountable obstacles for some of the nation’s 2 million wheelchair users. A wheelchair that can climb stairs–and shift into four-wheel drive to scoot up a ...

An electric wheelchair that can climb most stairs, including spiral staircases, has been developed by Zurich-based students. The Scalevo Wheelchair can mount one stair per second and was designed ...

The nation's first stair-climbing wheelchair hit the market with a bang but disappeared with a whimper, a casualty of price that raises a big question: How much will society agree to pay for high ...

Stair-climbing wheelchair turns wheels into legs Japanese researchers roll out a sensor-packed wheelchair that can climb over obstacles and turn a circle in tight spaces.

Yet by the end of 2006, Medicare had concluded that the stair-climbing function and other features - lifting users to standing height and powering over uneven turf - weren't medically necessary for at ...

The stair-climbing wheelchairs can also entrap users, so they can’t get out, the FDA noted. However, the FDA believes that the new less stringent regulations will still be adequate to prevent ...

Unlike other stair-climbing wheelchairs we've seen over the years, the B-Free Chair relies on a set of robotic "pedrails" that look almost like skinny tank tracks. These articulated pedrails allow ...

The iBOT, stair-climbing wheelchair was a life-changing mobility device when it was first introduced, but lackluster sales meant it was discontinued in 2009. Now Toyota has gotten involved to gear ...

Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs, Closed-Caption Glasses: Assistive Tech Gains at CES in Las Vegas Hardware to aid vision, hearing and mobility takes the stage at the technology bazaar By Dalvin Brown Share ...