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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stair-climbing wheelchair robotics represents a transformative convergence of advanced mechanical design, sensor integration and adaptive control systems aimed at enhancing mobility for individuals ...

WASHINGTON Stairs are about to become less of an obstacle for some of the nation's 2 million wheelchair users. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a wheelchair that literally can go ...

Johnson & Johnson has quietly pulled the nation’s first stair-climbing wheelchair from the market, following years of tepid sales. A half decade ago, physicians praised IBOTs for their ability to give ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — Sixteen-year-old Adam Bashakes, who has muscular dystrophy and can barely move his body, never imagined climbing a tree. The first time anyone asked him to try it, he was sitting in his ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A car accident seven years ago stripped professional Hong Kong rock climber Lai Chi-wai of his ability to walk, but this did not stop him climbing up a mountain that is roughly ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs bought the chairs for a limited number of disabled soldiers.Yet bythe end of 2006, Medicare had concluded that the stair-climbing function and other features — ...