Posts tagged with ‘wheelchairs’

Woman cruises the ocean deep in her modified diving wheelchair

Why the hell would you want to take your wheelchair diving with you? Because you can. 

With a pair of underwater engines, a custom fin and a foot-operated rudder, she’s able to glide around underwater with ease. She made the chair as a performance piece for “Creating the Spectacle!,” which is a series of filmed and live artistic exhibitions that will feature Austin and her underwater chair.

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LEGO wheelchair might not be the sturdiest thing, but it is pretty damn cool

When life gives you lemons, make your own damn wheelchair out of Lego blocks.

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IHC After Dark: You’re the best… around. Nothing’s ever gonna keep you down

I laughed.

Behold the future for the physically disabled and the end of the wheelchair

The TekRMD robotic mobilization device aims to revolutionize mobility for paraplegics, enabling them to not only to expand their horizons, but to be able to stand up and sit down without assistance.

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Guy falls out of wheelchair while trying to crowdsurf… in his wheelchair

I don’t know whether it’s incredibly ballsy or stupid to even try. But he tried. And failed.

Kid does the first double backflip in a wheelchair

And apparently the road to that first double backflip in a wheelchair is paved with a whole lot of faceplants. Good job.

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Japan develops wheelchair that automatically detects and follows companions

Researchers at Saitama University’s Human-Robot Interaction Center in Japan have developed the first wheelchair that automatically detects the presence of a two-legged companion and /follows. The wheelchair uses and array of cameras and “lasers” to detect the proximity of a companion and keeps the wheelchair close by, allowing the person in the chair to free up their hands for other things.

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