Topic of the Month February: Wheelchairs

Basketball and Golf are not out of bounds for wheelchair users – and many wheelchair athletes are even better than their walking counterparts. In most marathons, the fastest wheelchair drivers reach the target line 50 minutes earlier than the best runners.

The competitive athletes with their specially adapted sports equipment prove their power and fighting spirit during the Paralympic Games, and each year more sports are becoming available to the ordinary wheelchair driver.

- Fitness on wheels – Sports and Games for Paraplegic People

It sound like a science-fiction bestseller: Robots carrying people with moving disabilities up stairs or wheelchairs who are navigated by the power of your thoughts. We provide an overview of current wheelchair research projects.
- Wheelchair of the future: Steered by Thoughts, Navigation System on Board

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