Assistive Technology

Health Lifechanging wheelchair uses hands-free backrest-based steering

ETH Zurich researchers developed a wheelchair with backrest steering, allowing users to steer by leaning reducing energy use and joint strain

Discoveries Incredible untethered exoskeleton walks out into the real world Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Novel indoor & outdoor navigation technology for vision-impaired people Joshua Shavit

Innovations The cane-mounted sensor that helps visually-impaired people avoid outdoor obstacles Joseph Shavit