Bionic Wheelchair Breaks New Barriers

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-26385
Published February 01, 2017 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

People confined to a wheelchair are still confronted with insurmountable obstacles in everyday life — even in today’s more wheelchair-accessible society. There are often no elevators in a building — or if so, they’re often out of order. And while there are already wheelchairs that can climb stairs, persons with physical disabilities still require assistance to prevent them from tipping over. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a stairclimbing wheelchair with the ability to stabilize itself. It is part of a larger mobility concept that enables wheelchair users to move independently for short and medium distances.