The Zenith Wheelchair is a concept wheelchair and is the brainchild of Mechanical Engineering Department at the UofA, designer Josefina Chaves-Posse.

As you can see, the Zenith Wheelchair has all terrain tracks for conquering the great outdoors. The concept also includes design elements that will allow it to climb curbs and stairs.

A very interesting concept indeed for a manual wheelchair. Since this is a concept wheelchair that has not been road tested yet, one nagging question may go unanswered for a while, how hard is it to propel?

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