Wheelchair Can Stand Up and Climb Stairs
From: Wireless Magazine - 03/27/2017
By: Michael Luciano

Taking a big step forward in making life as seamless as possible for
individuals confined to wheelchairs, the startup company Scewo is developing
its own device that epitomizes everything I praised in the previous
paragraph. Not only is their wheelchair capable of self-balancing and
contains several different navigational modes (which can be done simply by
pushing a button), but the Scewo is the first wheelchair to manually navigate
up stairs. Control over what direction the wheelchair moves can be applied
using a joystick, or by the user simply shifting their bodyweight. The Scewo
aims to provide a dynamic driving experience for the user to surmount or go
over physical obstacles and steep inclines (like stairs).

Among the Scewo's most notable modes are its "track mode", which enables the
wheelchair to conquer obstacles and navigate up or down stairs, and its
"elevated mode", which users can use to maintain easier eye contact with
others. The Scewo has rubber tracks at the bottom of the wheelchair, which
help enable its users to safely ride up and down stairs or other slopes
pathways. The wheelchair uses the wide base of its tracks for optimal
stability when ascending or descending stairs (even on spiral staircases),
during which the tracks adjust at the according angle of the slanted slope.
The rest of the wheelchair forms a flatter 90-degree angle so the user can be
seated comfortably, and not fear falling out of their seat while the
wheelchair is moving.

While the Scewo is still in its prototype stage, the company is actively
developing the wheelchair with hopes of completing their final design.

Read the entire article and view a video (3:12) at:
https://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/blog/2017/03/watch-wheelchair-can-stand-and-climb-stairs

Links:
Scewo wheelchair can go up and down the stairs smoothly
http://www.technicalforweb.com/2017/03/24/scewo-wheelchair-self-balancing

Scewo website
https://scewo.ch

Related:
Wheelchair Lift Technology Doesn't Require Attendant
https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/06/wheelchair-lift-technology-doesnt-require-attendant

New device makes wheelchairs obsolete (video 9:25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE-l7uH91jM