A laboratory in Pittsburgh’s Bakery Square is poised to make the next breakthrough in wheelchairs, a mostly stagnant industry ...

Recent advances in the fields of human-infrastructure interaction, electronic engineering, robotics and artificial ...

Japan's Panasonic Corp has developed a "Robotic Bed" that can transform into a wheelchair to make life easier for elderly and disabled people, it announced Friday. The invention is designed to help ...

Korea’s Institute of Machinery and Materials this week showcased a robotic wheelchair with large, deformable wheels that can manage rocks, stairs and other obstacles. During normal operation, the ...

A human-size robot balancing on a ball that acts as a spherical wheel can push wheelchairs as smoothly as a human assistant – and may carry out this caregiving task better than many humanoid robot ...

This wearable robot lets wheelchair users stand and walk all on their own. Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have created a groundbreaking wearable robot, ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — University of Illinois researchers have created a new robotic hands-free wheelchair. After receiving a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Grainger ...

If you are thinking of building your very own desktop robot arm and were intrigued by the project published yesterday which took you through the process of creating a mini robotic arm using Arduino.

A robotic wheelchair with wheels that behave like legs can step onto curbs and up short flights of stairs. The technology could be revolutionary for people with limited mobility. The wheelchair is ...