In spite of advances in wearable robot technology, robots have had a hard time displacing wheelchairs as the dominant technology to help those living with physical disabilities navigate the world.

This is the MC Hawking robot built by the Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco. It’s a robotic electric wheelchair outfitted with a PC, an XBox Kinect, and an Arduino. On the software side, it ...

New Delhi, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global robotic wheelchair market was valued at US$ 241.27 million in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 621.69 million by 2033 at a CAGR of 12.56% ...

A Lehigh University scientist has built a "smart" robotic wheelchair that can navigate through a crowded city on its own, with help from laser and camera sensors. Computer science and engineering ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- Market Overview: The Wheelchair Mounted Robotic Arm Market has witnessed significant growth in recent years, driven by technological advancements, increasing ...

The demand for robotic wheelchairs is being driven by increasing instances of permanent and temporary mobility deficiency, through geriatric population and obese individuals who are unable to engage ...

Panasonic has developed a robotic bed which easily transforms to a wheelchair - and back again - without the user needing to move. The Robotic Bed eliminates the need for those with limited mobility ...

Folks have been using the popular Arduino DIY computing platform to build robots and all sorts of other simple computing devices for a while. Arduino boards are inexpensive and relatively easy to use ...