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
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
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
Swiss company Küschall has made a wheelchair it claims is the world's lightest, using wonder material graphene. More
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
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
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
The first tailor-made 3D printed seats for wheelchair basketball are being used by competitors at the London 2012 Paralympics. More
Chairs used in the wheelchair rugby event at the London 2012 Paralympics are designed to withstand heavy impacts and be easily manoeuvrable. More
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
Paralympic athletes headed for London 2012 have inspired transport design studio Priestmangoode to create a conceptual airline seat with a detachable wheelchair. More
Sergio Calatroni Art Room in Milan have customised a wheelchair for Italian art director Fabrizio Sclavi. More