Among countless other unexpected effects, COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of all manner of new technologies, as people look for ways to reduce transmission of the virus. Yokohama, Japan-based WH
After trials in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, Tokyo’s Haneda airport and Abu Dhabi airport earlier this year, WHILL, the developer of autonomous wheelchairs, is bringing its robotic mobili
Rohan Silva is obsessed with social mobility and why certain groups are so under-represented in the technology industry. He co-founded Second Home, a coworking space looking to bring together dispara
WHILL, the startup known for creating sleek, high-tech personal mobility devices, announced today that it has closed a $45 million Series C. The funding will be used for expanding into new internation
Whill, a startup dedicated to building better wheelchairs and mobility devices, plans to enter the European market after raising a $17.5 million Series B. The round was led by Eight Road Ventures with
Japanese startup Whill’s Model M, a motorized wheelchair alternative, has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. This means that the Model M can now be prescr
Whill, the mobility device maker that won the grand prize at TechCrunch Tokyo's 2012 event, has launched a Kickstarter campaign that will raise funds needed to fine-tune the final version of its flags
Founded by former Sony, Olympus and Toyota engineers, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/15/whill-techcrunch-tokyo/">TechCrunch Tokyo 2012 grand prize winning</a> hardware startup <a target="_bla