Backrest functions as steering wheel in The Reagiro wheelchair
ETH Zurich postgraduate student Reto Togni has developed a prototype wheelchair shown at Dutch Design Week, which is steered by leaning from side to side. More
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Wheeliy 2.0 is a foldable wheelchair designed to "blend in with the city"
Japanese startup studio Quantum has updated its innovative Wheeliy wheelchair, making it lighter and easier to use, as well as adding features including armrests that act as brakes. More
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PriestmanGoode designs seating to allow air travellers to stay in their wheelchairs
PriestmanGoode has unveiled Air 4 All, an aeroplane seating system that will allow powered wheelchair users to remain in their own wheelchairs for the entire journey. More
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Phoenix Instinct creates smart wheelchair with "intelligent centre of gravity"
Scottish designer Phoenix Instinct has developed a lightweight wheelchair with a movable axle position that automatically adjusts the chair's centre of gravity to stop overbalancing. More
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Suzanne Brewer develops "Segway-style" wheelchair that allows users to stand upright
London architect Suzanne Brewer has created a prototype wheelchair with only two wheels and a saddle seat that takes the user from seated to standing in one fluid movement. More
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Hoobox launches first wheelchair controlled by facial expressions
Brazilian start-up Hoobox Robotics has collaborated with Intel to produce an adapter kit that allows almost any electric wheelchair to be controlled by the user's facial expressions. More
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Five designers awarded $500,000 each to develop mobility devices for lower-limb paralysis
The designers of an electric wheelchair share scheme and two exoskeletons are among the five finalists of the Mobility Unlimited Challenge who will be given $500,000 each to develop their prototypes. More
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Student-designed Air Chair allows disabled passengers to use one chair for whole journey
Two students from the United Arab Emirates have proposed a new type of wheelchair for air travel that saves disabled passengers from having to shift from one seat to another. More
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Superstar is a graphene wheelchair that promises strength and lightness
Swiss company Küschall has made a wheelchair it claims is the world's lightest, using wonder material graphene. More
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Benjamin Hubert's 3D-printed wheelchair to launch during Clerkenwell Design Week
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Benjamin Hubert's London studio Layer has unveiled photographs and a movie of its made-to-measure, 3D-printed wheelchair, ahead of its launch next week. More
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BMW redesigns racing wheelchair for Paralympic athletes
Rio 2016: car brand BMW has worked with the US Paralympic team to create a racing wheelchair that they claim to be both faster and more comfortable than previous models. More
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Benjamin Hubert's Layer designs "world's first" 3D-printed consumer wheelchair
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Benjamin Hubert's London studio Layer has unveiled designs for a made-to-measure wheelchair that will be manufactured using 3D-printing technology. More
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Paralympic design: 3D-printed seats for wheelchair basketball
The first tailor-made 3D printed seats for wheelchair basketball are being used by competitors at the London 2012 Paralympics. More
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Paralympic design: wheelchair rugby
Chairs used in the wheelchair rugby event at the London 2012 Paralympics are designed to withstand heavy impacts and be easily manoeuvrable. More
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Paralympic design: Draft Mistral racing wheelchairs
Bespoke racing wheelchairs designed and manufactured by UK firm Draft will be used by a number of medal hopefuls during the London 2012 Paralympics, including Beijing gold medalist David Weir and London Marathon winner Shelly Woods (below). More
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Air Access by Priestmangoode
Paralympic athletes headed for London 2012 have inspired transport design studio Priestmangoode to create a conceptual airline seat with a detachable wheelchair. More
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Sclavi’s Rolling Chair by Sergio Calatroni Artroom
Sergio Calatroni Art Room in Milan have customised a wheelchair for Italian art director Fabrizio Sclavi. More
