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 by ...

Most powered wheelchairs have at least two problems: they can't climb stairs, and the user has to remain in a single seated position. An experimental new robotic wheelchair, however, addresses both ...

Stairs soon may no longer be insurmountable obstacles for some of the nation's 2-million wheelchair users. The first wheelchair that can climb stairs _ plus shift into four-wheel drive to scoot up a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists are still trying to figure out how to restore full locomotion to patients who have suffered debilitating accidents that ...

Ramps? Where we’re going, we don’t need ramps. The Scalevo wheelchair isn’t like other wheelchairs. It doesn’t only roll along. It also climbs and descends stairs using retractable scales. Most ...

Wheelchair users have had to live with the fact that stairs, sharp curbs and doorsteps either required assistance to maneuver, or made access to some locations impossible. The TopChair-S, however, is ...

Scientists are still trying to figure out how to restore full locomotion to patients who have suffered debilitating accidents that forced into wheelchairs. But until procedures that can reconnect the ...