A robot arm called the Jaco can attach to the wheelchairs of people with limited upper mobility and help them better manage everyday tasks.

Robots designed for neurorehabilitation, specifically for supporting arm and leg movement and motor relearning, are ...

Next-generation wheelchairs could incorporate brain-controlled robotic arms and rentable add-on motors in order to help people with disabilities more easily carry out daily tasks or get around a ...

A robotic wheelchair is being developed that will help children learn to 'drive'. In a new article, researchers describe the testing of ROLY -- robot-assisted learning for young drivers -- in a ...

This wearable robot lets wheelchair users stand and walk all on their own. Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have created a groundbreaking wearable ...

The new hair-washing robot uses Panasonic’s robot hand technology and boasts human-like dexterity, but with a human-beating 16 fingers.

The Robot Wheel Chair, which is called the HLPR Chair (for Home Lift, Position and Rehabilitation), also should significantly reduce caregiver and patient injuries.

Korea’s Institute of Machinery and Materials this week showcased a robotic wheelchair with large, deformable wheels that can manage rocks, stairs and other obstacles. During normal operation ...

A father in France is harnessing his robotics know-how to help his wheelchair-bound son walk. And the pair hope their creation will help others move again.

The Chiba Institute of Technology has developed a robotic wheelchair that has wheels that turn into legs.

A Japanese researcher demonstrates a pair of robotic legs that can negotiate stairs and could eventually find use as a wheelchair substitute.