Business Wire

UpLyft™ Closes Early Fundraising; Looks to Begin Manufacturing Ramp-Up of Low-Cost Bed to Wheelchair Self-Transfer Lift System for Home and Institutions

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UpLyft Inc., the developer of the first self-transfer system between bed and wheelchair for people with limited mobility, is preparing to commence initial manufacturing of ...
Business Wire

San Diego Startup Introduces UpLyft™, the World’s First FDA-Compliant Self-Transfer System for People with Limited Mobility

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Independence, self-reliance and the avoidance of caregiver back injuries that cost the U.S. health care system more than $20 billion annually: 1 Those are the benefits ...
Japan Today

Panasonic develops bed-shaped robot transformable into wheelchair

Panasonic Corp on Friday announced the development of a bed-shaped robot which can be transformable between a bed and a wheelchair with the user staying in bed or wheelchair. The Robotic Bed is ...
Nursing Times

Early mobilisation 3: moving patients from their bed to chair without aids

Patients in hospital with reduced mobility may experience difficulty moving in and out of bed, even if they report being relatively independent before admission. Part 2 of this five-part series ...