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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Made almost completely from spare bike parts, and even some old pieces of wood, the wheelchair is designed to try and conquer the two main hurdles for mobility in Africa and other developing nations; rough terrain and cost.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Each time the Paralympics roll around there is a little more press interest and recognition for the athletes taking part, hopefully this year will see some events aired at prime time on national TV stations. Though we wont hold our breath for that one. One way China has gone further than previous host countries is by making a pretty impressive website dedicated to the Paralympic Games themselves.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Argo Medical Technologies is an Israeli company who have developed a working exoskeleton for wheelchair users. The suit (which is actually designed by a quadriplegic, we didn't know Tony Stark had been injured) uses the normal array of onboard computers, motors and batteries to allow a wheelchair user to walk. Movement is controlled by upper body movement and the user still has to rely on crutches for support and extra balance, but it seems to be a pretty impressive set-up.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Using a standard electric drill as a motor and means of propulsion they built a transfer unit that easily bolts onto any manual wheelchair and lets you get your freak on without the added noise of a petrol engine. With speeds of between 3 and 12 mph from using that drill you got 3 years ago but have never taken out of the box.
Monday, June 30, 2008
We need to invade Germany again, seriously. It's obvious that they are planning to overtake the world via advanced engineering and a few battalions of wheelchair warriors carried across the battlefield by all-terrain, electric hybrid wheelchairs armed with lasers.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
It's not even a concept so dont get too excited, but even though it's nothing more than a crazy photoshop dream, it's still gone straight to the top of our wheelchair wish list.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Hilary has been a quadriplegic for the last 7 years thanks to a progressive degenerative disease called reflex sympathetic dystrophy and has no movement below her neck, but she's already set sailing records. She became the first quadriplegic sailor to cross the English Channel to France in 2005, and then last year she completed a solo circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
We've talked about paraplegic motorbike adaptions before, and we know there are a lot of you petrol heads out there looking for ways to get back on two wheels again. There just doesnt seem to be any commercial solutions on the market, or even much information on DIY projects. We know people have adapted their bikes to be used by people in wheelchairs, we just haven't had many details, so we were really impressed when we saw the website of an Australian engineering student.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
UK based Future Chairs have just released two carbon fiber chairs that lay claim to being the lightest wheelchair in the world. The Free Spirit line consists of two models, 'standard' and 'ergo', the lightest of which weighs in at 6.3kg (13.9lbs), complete with wheels. Carbon fiber is being used more and more in wheelchairs lately, mainly for backrests and side guards, Trekinetic jumped straight in and made their entire seat out of the stuff but this is the first production wheelchair to use the fancy black stuff for the actual wheelchair frame itself.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
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