When he saw the Segway PT self balancing scooter ... The Toyota JUU is an electric wheelchair prototype that’s able to autonomously climb stairs up to 16cm high. The first prototype appeared ...

Wheelchairs and staircases have never been compatible technologies. That's kept wheelchair users from achieving social inclusion - until now. The Scewo wheelchair can tackle staircases and boost ...

Climbing stairs as fast as possible could be an effective way for older adults to strengthen their legs, a study suggests. It builds on past research showing that a staircase can be an effective ...

People went up dozens of flights and hundreds of stairs for this year’s “Fight for Air Climb.” The event was held at One Oxford Centre along Grant Street in Downtown Pittsburgh. Climbers ...

Stephens-Whale was in Vancouver with the World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) on March 4, to hold a mock stair climb competition between mascots—BC Lions’ Leo the Lion, Vancouver Whitecaps’ Spike ...

A German tourist paid the price for ignoring this proverb when he was arrested by the Mexican authorities after he was seen climbing a sacred ... seen clambering up the stairs to the Temple ...

A wheelchair user who had to crawl up and down the stairs of his rented home for the last four years has finally been placed in a ground floor apartment suited to his needs. “The housing ...

Some stars are known for keeping their awards statues in offbeat places, such as the bathroom or the refrigerator. For years, the record producer and composer David Foster, who’s won 16 Grammys ...

Sunday marked the 32nd Fight for Air Stair Climb, a physically-taxing endurance event that sends athletes of all ages and ability levels up Oakbrook Terrace Tower, which is Illinois' tallest ...

Nine years to the day, Michael had been involved in a motocross accident that left him a paraplegic and in a wheelchair ... he could no longer "climb to the top of a mountain" to demonstrate ...