Tag: wheel chair

New tech makes any electric wheelchair autonomous

TORONTO, Canada (Reuters) — Autonomous wheelchair technology that could be retrofitted to any existing electric wheelchair for less than $1,000 USD has been developed by Canadian firm Cyberworks Robotics, Inc and researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T). The technology combines inexpensive off-the-shelf sensors and artificial intelligence. Electric wheelchairs have been around for more than 60 years but their fundamental technology has changed little. “Conventional electric powered wheelchairs use joysticks for their control […]

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Wheelchair prototype lets users ‘lean in’ to turn

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A new wheelchair system that allows paraplegics to maneuver by using their upper body movement rather than through breaking and pushing has been designed by a student. Swiss design graduate Reto Togni showed off his Reagiro wheelchair at the Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate exhibition in London in June. Togni told Reuters: “Conventional wheelchairs work the same way as shopping carts, with casters that rotate in every direction. With […]

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PWDs sa Roxas City, Capiz nakatanggap ng assertive devices

ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Eagle News) – Nakatanggap ng assertive devices ang 19 na mga PWD’s o Person with Disabilities sa Roxas City, Capiz mula sa Social City Welfare and Development Office. Ang nasabing assertive devices ay tulad ng wheel chair, crutches at walker. Ipinagkaloob ito sa mga may kapansanan at senior citizen na walang kakayanan na magkaroon o makabili ng mga ito. Nagpapasalamat naman ang mga benepisiyaryo nito sa lokal na Pamahalaan dahil sa patuloy na pagtulong at pagsuporta sa kanilang […]

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