Military terrain-sensing tech to enable smarter electronic wheelchairs

Work being done by researchers at the Florida A&M University / Florida State University College of Engineering aims to make life a little easier for those folks who rely on electric wheelchairs by using automatic terrain-sensing tech originally developed for military robotic vehicles. Their prototype electric wheelchair can detect hazardous terrain and change driving strategies appropriately is so promising that the US Army has provided funding. If all goes well, we could be seeing these new-age chairs within five years — CES 2016 can’t come soon enough. Military terrain-sensing tech to enable smarter electronic wheelchairs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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