Small humanoid robot called QT which was used to conduct a series of test. Credit: University of Waterloo Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are successfully using a robot to help ...

This story was originally published in 2019. Since then, the Farmington High School robotics team has customized six additional wheelchairs for children with movement disabilities. All the chairs were ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Disability Inclusion, a leader in disability employment and workplace engagement, is proud to announce the launch of its new Disability ...

Gideon Chavez of Baldwin Park can’t walk, sit on his own or speak. But when the 3-year-old’s parents carried him into the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School gym and he spotted the bright red, ride-on ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - For millions of Americans living with mobility issues, even simple tasks like making dinner can become a daily challenge. But researchers at Virginia Tech are working on a ...

RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Connor Marek, an 11th-grade student at Deep Run High School and member of FIRST® Robotics Team Blue Cheese 1086, has released Wired Differently, a children ...

Getting on in years means not being as light on one's feet as in the past, but also, for some, the risk of debilitating falls, which can be even more dangerous for those who live alone. With all that ...

Humanoid robots have quietly crossed a threshold: they are no longer just research prototypes or sci-fi props. They walk, run ...

Image courtesy by QUE.com Humanoid robots have quietly crossed a threshold: they are no longer just research prototypes or sci-fi ...

Elaine Short is a co-PI of AccessComputing, an organization working to increase the representation of people with disabilities in computing careers, and the co-Chair of AccessSIGCHI, a disability ...