Steampunk Professor Xavier Wheelchair

One of the most easily recognizable icons in western comic book culture is Professor Charles Xavier, a bald man in a wheelchair. Often, the design for the wheelchair is pretty cool; but a fan and artist by the name of Daniel Valdez decided he would do something incredibly unique — he decided to create a Steampunk Professor Xavier and a wheelchair to boot.


The wheelchair from Smeeon is actually an Eastlake Victorian Rocker which has been heavily modded to give it the authentic steampunk look and feel. Every detail from the controls to the seat design, from the pistons to the finish, and everything in between really gives this wheelchair a genuine steampunk feeling to it.



The color scheme is very reminiscent of a Victorian noble, and the wheelchair is controlled by a control panel, similar to the electric wheelchairs we have now, except it is designed to look like it is powered by steam. In fact, the appearance of steam-power is included in the design, as there is a smokestack which produces steam.

The design is definitely very cool, and as a steampunk concept much like the others… It’s simple. It’s appealing. And it is most certainly tried, tested, and true.

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Functional Exoskeleton for the Disabled

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Hayden Allen hasn’t walked in five years, but in this video, he’s able to move around using a new type of exoskeleton called REX:

Called REX, short for “robotic exoskeleton”, the legs weigh 38 kg (84lb) and are individually made for each user.

The first pair is expected to sell for $150,000 (£97,600) the equivalent cost of 20 standard wheelchairs.

The inventors claim that due to the upright and mobile nature of their creation, users will not suffer the burns, scrapes and bladder infections that can come with wheelchair use.

One of the great features of this design, as you can see in the video, is that it’s fairly easy for a wheelchair user to mount the exoskeleton by him/herself.

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SLOW MOTION: WHEELCHAIR BACKFLIP

This video is ment to show not only people ON chairs but EVERYONE that when life gives you limits, push them. LINK, Via: Youtube

Wheelchair Dance Competition

Wheelchair dance competition in Europe. LINK: Youtube