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Wheelchair users have had to live with the fact that stairs, sharp curbs and doorsteps either required assistance to maneuver, or made access to some locations impossible. The tracked TopChair-S, however, is designed to change that.

Oristand is a cardboard standing desk priced at just $25. Being made of cardboard has its disadvantages, but the low price is a definite plus that means anyone can use Oristand.

Some are louder than others, but e-bikes are usually easy to spot. Not the Freygeist Classic. This pedelec is virtually indistinguishable as an electric thanks to cleanly integrated hardware and a 26.5-lb (12-kg) curb weight.

There's good news for those who were annoyed when Pluto was knocked off the list of planets. According to a pair of scientists at Caltech, there may actually be nine planets in the Solar System after all.

Startup Addibots is looking to help cut the man hours required to maintain our cities, wheeling out a roving 3D printing robot it imagines will scoot around town mending dodgy road surfaces.

Among the many computer scientists working on crash avoidance systems for drones is a team of MIT researchers, who have developed route-planning software that allows the aircraft to make intricate turns to autonomously navigate tight spaces. ​​

After a successful Kickstarter last year, Slovenian company SipaBoards has launched an updated self-inflating motorized stand-up paddleboard model that caters toward fishermen. It's available for pre-order now for US$1,990.

Getting around Las Vegas during CES week can be a painful exercise, but our time using the EcoReco M5 Air scooter made for a decent alternative to standing in taxi lines. If you live in a city that's more friendly to personal transport, it can be much more than that.

A team of Israeli producers and musicians has entered the electronic music creation arena with Kadabra, a wireless wooden instrument that's said to bring a new approach to music creation and performing.

A video from the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) Robotics lab shows its Atlas robot vacuuming the lab.

A revolutionary new type of smart window could cut window-cleaning costs in tall buildings while reducing heating bills and boosting worker productivity. Partially inspired by the reflective properties of moth eyes, this smart window is said to be self-cleaning, energy-saving, and anti-glare.

Since its launch in 2007, Google Street View has been expanded to include things like coral reefs, hiking trails and the Amazon River. In its latest "off-road" adventure, however, Google Maps used miniaturized Street View cameras to visually map a model railway.