The RoughRider goes where no wheelchairs have gone before. Long available in places where a conventional wheelchair might not do so well, it's now available in the United States.READ»
Students in MIT's Product Engineering Processes class created a basket that attaches to wheelchairs and holds up to 40 pounds. It's so simple, we're surprised no one thought of commercializing it before.READ»
After the pain, the worst part of breaking a leg or ankle is the helplessness of having to hobble around on crutches. But what if you could trade in crutches for your very own prosthetic leg--without cutting off a real one? That's ...READ»
We'll still have to wait a few years to mind-meld with our Camrys, but researchers at Toyota have unveiled an advanced brain sensing system that controls the movement of a wheelchair by reading a user's thoughts alone. By processing ...READ»
Formula 1 racing, which each year produces some of the most intensively engineered vehicles on earth, is a well-spring for design innovation. The New Scientist just rounded up some examples, and here are the the best:
F1 race ...READ»
