Once sidewalks and streets are covered with ice and snow, every step becomes hazardous. For people with reduced mobility, using a walker poses an even greater challenge when salt, snow and ice obstruct the wheels or weaken braking performance. To tackle this problem, a walker user enlisted the help of a team of mechanical engineering students from the University of Ottawa to design a model adapted...
Once sidewalks and streets are covered with ice and snow, every step becomes hazardous. For people with reduced mobility, using a walker poses an even greater challenge when salt, snow and ice obstruct the wheels or weaken braking performance. To tackle this problem, a walker user enlisted the help ...
November 3, 2025