APPROPRIATE assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, are essential for improving mobility, independence and overall quality of life for individuals with disabilities or mobility impairments. These ...

China unveils a rescue robot with three mobility modes, built for extreme conditions and disaster response operations.

Mobility matters because it allows us to live independently and participate fully in our everyday activities for as long as possible.

Walkers seem to present a different story. Roughly 11 percent of older adults use them. Yet some may need to use one and don’t. Here is part of the problem. People often “will not accept safety and ...

Two contributors discuss what it’s like to use a wheelchair, and report on how local businesses do, and don’t, accommodate those with ambulatory disabilities.

Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 606−8501, Japan Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, ...

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 2 Hirakata General Hospital for Developmental Disorders, Hirakata-shi, Osaka, Japan Introduction: ...

A good night's sleep is a precious thing, and a whole industry of technology has evolved to help you get it. But what actually works? The level of ‘intelligence’ and ‘cooperation’ from ...

Over one billion people live with hearing loss globally, Dr Sumbul Ahmad Desai, vice president of health at Apple, tells me as we sit in the heart of Apple’s Battersea HQ. It’s a shocking statistic, ...

BUTTE, Mont. – Firefighters from across Butte-Silver Bow County are taking part in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Stairclimb at the Sky View Observatory in Columbia Center. These dedicated ...

Newport Beach debuted its $5.5 million device designed to capture trash flowing into Newport Bay and the ocean. "We have 120 miles of watershed above us," Newport Beach Public Works Director Dave ...