Hands-free wheelchair prototype achieves major milestone
March 21, 2023
by Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
In 2020, collaborators from Beckman and other departments across the University of Illinois campus received a $1.5 million grant from the National...
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In 2020, collaborators from Beckman and other departments across the University of Illinois campus received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a robotic wheelchair that provides a novel mode of mobility to individuals with physical disabilities. Now two years in, the project has a working prototype and a patent pending.Show less