Which innovative designs would you like to see in action?A hybrid exoskeleton-on-wheels and an urban wheelchair share-scheme are among the five finalists of the latest Toyota global competition. Announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today, the three-year, $4 million “Mobility Unlimited Challenge” is asking engineers, innovators and designers from around the world to rethink the conventional wheelchair.
Toyota Mobility Foundation, in partnership with the global innovation foundation Nesta, is asking participants to be truly inventive, creating pioneering technology that will help improve the mobility, independence and ultimately the lives of people with lower-limb paralysis. The device must also be practical, comfortable and easy to operate; it needs to incorporate the end-user in the development stage for the design to integrate seamlessly into their lives.
To read more on this story, click here: CES 2019: Toyota Finalists For $4 Million Challenge To Reinvent The Wheelchair
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