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India’s lightest active rigid-frame wheelchair

July 21 , 2025 16 hrs 0 min 27 0
  • IIT Madras unveils new 8.5-kg wheelchair that enables independence.
  • The institute says its latest innovation, YD One, is India’s lightest active rigid-frame wheelchair.
  • The device has a single frame made of aerospace-grade material.
  • Most wheelchairs in the market were heavy and hospital grade, which were unfit for community use.

 

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