All Entries in the "Power Wheelchairs" Category
Sweet Looking Porsche P’Gasus Wheelchair
So far the sweet looking Porsche P’Gasus wheelchair is just a teaser. There’s not a great deal of information regarding this wheelchair but a good number of people are keeping an eye or two peeled. This looks to be a Segway inspired wheelchair with a manual standing feature and electric motor drives controlled by gyroscopic [...]
An Ear Full Of Wheelchair Control
Listen up! It may not improve hearing but it may improve independence for people with extremely limited function who may require advanced control systems in order to use a powered wheelchair. Think A Move Technology, LTD, has developed e-macc, a unique technology that fits in a wheelchair users ear and allows them to control their [...]
Chasswheel Four X- All Terrain Wheelchair
From Finland, a four wheel drive rough terrain powered wheelchair. The Chasswheel Four X combines four wheel drive with suspension and shock absorption to get through and over obstacles. The Four X has a flexible chassis structure that allows each wheel to respond to contours in the terrain. This keeps all four wheels in contact [...]
Kangan Roo Ultralight Sports Power Wheelchair
This wheelchair was a real surprise. You would not expect ultralight sports wheelchair and powered wheelchair to be commingled in the same breath. Aside from the occasional addition of a powered add-on system these two types of wheelchairs have traditionally been found on opposite ends of the wheelchair spectrum. Kangan Roo Power Wheelchair is based [...]
Topchair Stair Climber Wheelchair Ready To Climb
We reported on the Topchair back in September of 2005 when it was just out of development. It is now ready to climb into commercialization. The Topchair is a stair climbing and obstacle climbing powered wheelchair designed by French engineer Hervé le Masne. The wheelchair has four wheels for rolling over normal terrain and two [...]
WizzyBug – A Powered Wheelchair Just For Kids
This wheelchair is a joy to look at. The WizzyBug is an early powered mobility device or "first wheels" for kids. It is tricked out just for the little ones and is very obviously aimed at letting kids be kids. The WizzyBug was designed by Bath Institute of Medical Engineering in the United Kingdom. BIME [...]
Shielding The Powered Wheelchair User
The Gryphon Shield™ enables safe driving with a rearview monitor system, computing technology and lights combined into a stylish, modular package mountable on any personal electric vehicle (motorized wheelchair or mobility scooter). The Gryphon Shield is the brainchild of Jesse Leaman of the Leaman Potential Foundation, a nonprofit organization, based in Berkeley, California. The [...]
