TUM scientists develop new bionic stairclimbing wheelchair
From: News Medical - 12/02/2016

People confined to a wheelchair are still confronted with insurmountable
obstacles in everyday life - even in today’s more wheelchair-accessible
society. There are often no elevators in a building - or if so, they're out
of order. And while there are already wheelchairs that can climb stairs,
persons with physical disabilities still require assistance to prevent
tipping over.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a
stairclimbing wheelchair with the ability to stabilize itself. It is part of
a larger mobility concept that enables wheelchair users to move independently
for short and medium distances.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161202/TUM-scientists-develop-new-bionic-stairclimbing-wheelchair.aspx

Links:
Expanded mobility with the bionic wheelchair
https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/detail/article/33565

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwQopm_G3C0&feature=youtu.be