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 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to down-classify stair-climbing wheelchairs from class III to class II medical devices, meaning they will no longer require premarket approval. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is not your average wheelchair. Researchers in South Korea have developed what they claim is a world first: a shapeshifting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials they've come up with a wheel that doesn't stay round in order to maximize ...

One of the biggest challenges for wheelchair users has always been the staircase, often requiring assistance to go up or down a flight or even multiple. Well, there's an answer, and Bro is its name.