The very first wheelchair was invented about 4 centuries ago by Phillip II of Spain. It was called back then an "invalid's chair-. And in 1924, the first gas scooter/wheelchair was invented. The name of this company seems to be unknown "it seems to have passed into the mists of time with little recognition. However, Herbert Everest and Harry Jennings are credited with creating the first commercially available electric wheelchair in 1956. .
They did this after creating the first lightweight, folding wheelchair in 1933, forming a business that is today one of the biggest names in wheelchairs "Everest & Jennings. This company monopolized the wheelchair market for many years until an antitrust suit placed by the department of justice because they were being accused of rigging the wheelchair prices and making them extremely expensive. The case was finally settled outside of court. .
The Present.
The Wheelchair is currently used by many people with a myriad amount of disabilities ranging from paraplegic to quadriplegic persons, since it's predecessor, it has advanced a lot so it can provide comfort to those who are physically challenged. They have special wheelchairs for many different sports and are constantly upgrading these things to work in many different terrains and such. They come in electrically powered, and could now climb steps with balance control, but nothing would compare to the next jump in helping the physically challenged. What I am proposing is extremely possible and could very possibly be came up in within the next 20 years. .
The Future:.
We currently have certain prosthesis's that we can control using our nerves impulses and synthetic muscle fibers, and many people have them, they come in eyes, hands, and ankles. Too bad they cannot make them complicated like an entire leg or entire arm because of lack of technologies and cost, which would be overwhelming. One example of this prosthesis is the AEKP, which is a prosthetic lower half of the leg, which is controlled by nerve impulses.
