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Student-built Wheelchair Runs Indefinitely on Solar Power

Posted June 06, 2013 1:14 PM

From Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine:

A solar-powered wheelchair designed by students at the University of Virginia has won first prize in a competition, Change My Life in One Minute, to mark World Cerebral Palsy Day. Entrants to the competition were asked to come up with an innovation that could make a significant difference to a person with a disability. The solar-powered wheelchair can run continuously powered only by the sun.

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06/06/2013 10:02 PM

I hope they improve the folding solar panels, or the will chair is not allowed in the China shop!

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06/07/2013 12:20 AM

...and they are now entering it in the "Ultra-ultra-light single seater airplane with excessive landing gear" category.

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