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 ...

A new wheelchair gives users a greater freedom to reach previously inaccessible areas. The ‘tank-like’ TopChair-S, which has fold-out caterpillar tracks tucked behind its standard wheels, is capable ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Stairs soon may no longer be insurmountable obstacles for some of the nation's 2 million wheelchair users. The government is reviewing the first wheelchair that can climb stairs - ...

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Washington - The nation's first stair-climbing wheelchair hit the market with a bang but disappeared with a whimper, a casualty of price that raises a big question: How much will society agree to pay ...

The nation's first stair-climbing wheelchair hit the market with a bang but disappeared with a whimper, a casualty of price that raises a big question: How much will society agree to pay for high-tech ...

Japanese researchers roll out a sensor-packed wheelchair that can climb over obstacles and turn a circle in tight spaces. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) -- A wheelchair that climbs stairs, shifts into four-wheel drive to scoot up hills and even raises occupants to standing height is a step closer to the U.S. market. Advisers to ...