Stephen Hawking seeks help to make voice heard
(AP) -- Can you help make Stephen Hawking's voice heard?
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News tagged with wheelchair
Wheelchair for developing countries designed by students
Muddy, unpaved roads and doors with high thresholds. Operating a wheelchair in a developing country is a challenge. In their degree project for Industrial Design Engineering, Chalmers students Erik Ohlson and Christian Bremer ...
Engineering
Aug 22, 2013
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New wheelchair design—a hand gear for better ergonomics
Using biomedical modelling, researchers at TU Wien have developed a completely new type of wheelchair. Specially designed handles make the drive more efficient and ergonomic.
Engineering
Feb 13, 2019
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Researchers license technology to prevent injury in wheelchair users
Wheelchair users facing persistent shoulder strain or injury will soon have assistance thanks to a device recently developed by University of Alberta researchers and partnered with help from TEC Edmonton's Technology Management ...
Engineering
Aug 25, 2016
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Paralympic fast track? Japan firm develops hi-tech wheelchairs
In a small workshop just outside Tokyo, mechanics hammer, weld and measure as they craft "the Porsche of wheelchairs" for the world's top Paralympic athletes ahead of the 2020 Games.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 12, 2019
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Wheelchair users demand a designer future
Too many accessories for wheelchair users still scream diability aid now a team of design students from Brunel University London has teamed up with campaigning website Blue Badge Style to produce stylish accesories. The best ...
Engineering
Dec 2, 2014
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'Sighted' wheelchair tested
Research on an electric wheelchair that can sense it's environment and transmit information to a person who is visually impaired, has been tested at Lulea University of Technology, Sweden. Daniel Innala Ahlmark, a prospective ...
Engineering
May 17, 2011
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'Rowing' wheelchair is a moving experience
Rice University students have built a unique wheelchair for a Houston teenager who will now be able to row his way forward.
Engineering
Sep 8, 2014
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Service offers transit directions avoiding stairs
(AP) -- An online service that provides transit directions in several cities is now giving New Yorkers an option to avoid stairs.
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Nov 10, 2011
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Wheelchair follows orders, but can act on its own, too
Five Northeastern University engineering seniors have developed an innovative, voice-operated wheelchair that can navigate through a cluttered room, move alongside walls and detect stairwells and other obstacles in its path ...
Engineering
May 25, 2011
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