Lifting

Ebikes can be a hassle to transport by car, given their added size and weight. Pender makes it easier with a roof-mounted hydraulic lift that hooks the bike from the ground and whisks it onto the car roof with minimal effort.

A new human-powered system prototype dubbed Vertical Walking has been developed that requires just ten percent of the effort needed to climb stairs, but can easily move a person up vast numbers of floors within a building.

After getting stiff and sore using a conventional shovel, California-based entrepreneur Stephen Walden set about designing an alternative. The result is his Ergonomic Shovel, that features a rotating second handle in the middle of the shaft.

The x-Ar exoskeletal arm support makes life easier for people whose work requires them to keep one arm extended.

The SnowBow's bow-shaped handle reportedly allows users to shovel snow with little or no bending.

It might look like a cross between a snowman and a badly-designed toy polar bear, but the nursing fraternity should appreciate this robot that can lift patients in and out of beds and wheelchairs on command, while at the same time saving nurses’ backs and improving patient care and safety.