At the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials they've come up with a wheel that doesn't stay round in order to maximize ...

These wheels morph into new shapes to give wheelchair users ... allowing the wheel to overcome obstacles, like uneven pavement. These wheels can even climb stairs.

This is not your average wheelchair. Researchers in South Korea ... but transforming into a flexible form when encountering obstacles. Principal researcher at the Korea Institute of Machinery ...

Imagine a wheelchair equipped with wheels flexible enough to navigate all manner of obstacles from kerbs to ... using the same wheels that take the stairs to deliver food and groceries right ...

Imagine a wheelchair equipped with wheels flexible enough to navigate all manner of obstacles from kerbs to humps and even staircases.

In his current project, [Joey] has equipped a wheelchair with a pair of Arduino-controlled servos that squeeze the brakes to simulate an obstacle. In the VR realm, a player pushes the wheelchair ...