Wheelchair power-assisting tool, designed for young wheelchair users.
"The product should become an extension of the user's body."This insight emerged from interviews with active wheelchair users who view assistive devices not as tools, but as integrated extensions of themselves — physically, cognitively, and emotionally.
ElectroGlide is a motorised, electric attachment for wheelchairs that provides dynamic auxiliary force according to user input. It helps the user power through times of injury, sickness and other conditions that affect their ability to push — easy to clip on, easy to remove.
Jury statement
“ElectroGlide is a smart, motorized wheelchair attachment that supports young users through fatigue or injury while preserving their free choice of manual control. Lightweight and adaptable, it empowers independence and redefines assistive mobility as flexible and discreet.”
Interviews and a survey with wheelchair users turned lived experience into four design priorities. Pick one to hear it in their words.
I’d like it not to have a remote, so I can operate it based on how I move my wheels.
Responds to the user’s push without a separate controller.
A frame-integrated mode and a modular independent mode. Enabling seamless adaptation to different mobility needs and environments.
Both modules can be removed from the support frame and mounted over the wheel area — lightweight, side-mounted assistance without the full linkage system.
Designed to fit standard wheelchair axles, the integrated frame provides a universal, stable platform for coordinated assistance.
The three-tube linkage frame creates a rigid, universal connection to standard wheelchair axles, ensuring stable mounting and balanced power delivery across different wheelchair setups.
Users asked for no remote. Assistance starts only when the user pushes, and a companion app sets the effort-to-assist ratio ahead of time. Drag the level to see how the push is shared.
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ElectroGlide reduces upper-body strain while preserving the flexibility and independence of manual operation. Designed with inclusive mobility in mind, it supports smoother rides across diverse urban terrains without sacrificing aesthetics or usability.
From the gym to “This is what I needed” — how a manual wheelchair user meets ElectroGlide.
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