wheelchairs
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Here’s A Ghostbusters ‘Remake’ No One Could Have A Problem With
Remember the brilliant Star Wars Snowspeeder costume that Ryan Scott Miller built around his son’s wheelchair last Halloween? He’s already managed to top himself a year later by now turning Jeremy’s wheelchair into a miniature version of the Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1. This kid is getting so many lollies.
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Brilliant Hands-Free Wheelchair Balances On Two Wheels Like A Segway
The first time New Zealand inventor Kevin Halsall stepped on a Segway, he saw the potential of using the technology to build a wheelchair that could be controlled without a joystick or requiring the rider to use their hands at all. So he bought one, stripped it down, and turned it into the Ogo.
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A Wheelchair That Gives The Rider Even More Mobility Than Walking
The world’s already got its fair share of tank-treaded wheelchairs that can traverse any terrain, but a personal mobility device that looks as fun to ride as an ATV? There’s definitely still room for the HexHog in our hearts, on our hilly fields and mountains, and even in shallow water, apparently.
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This Farmer Reinvented The Wheel To Build A Better Wheelchair
It’s one of the most stale idioms in the book: “Don’t reinvent the wheel”. But that didn’t stop Gilad Wolf, the Israeli inventor who found that comfortably getting around in a conventional wheelchair was nearly impossible. Instead, Wolf set out to reinvent his wheelchair wheels.