The fusion between a bicycle and wheelchair is expected to change the way wheelchair-bound people move outdoors.
A cross between a wheelchair and a bicycle, velcro attachments for the hand, and a flexible, prosthetic foot good for uneven terrain were among the innovations that caught the most eye-balls at the first-ever "Enable Makeathon" by the Red Cross.
The idea was to generate low cost aids for people with disabilities, especially in rural India.
The Red Cross and its partner institutes had given 60 days' time and funding to mentor ideas that can help people with locomotor disabilities, said Tarun Sarwam, head of innovation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Mohan Sundaram, trustee of the Association of People with Disabilities who is also a wheelchair user, told NDTV, "The designs should be usable in rural India, serviceable in rural India and should be low cost."
Over the weekend, 18 prototypes of these potentially life-enhancing devices were unveiled in Bengaluru.
The fusion between a bicycle and wheelchair is expected to change the way wheelchair-bound people move outdoors. With the wheelchair connecting to what looks like the front end of a bicycle, the machine can be controlled by hand.
"Generally, wheelchairs available in our country are only meant for indoor purpose. Out of doors, they perform very badly," said Ashish, one of the designers who is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
With the attachment they have invented, it can function as an outdoor device, he said. And the most unique bit about the device, he said, is that "it can be added on to any wheelchair".
The cost, he said, will be less than Rs 10,000. "We are using all standard parts, a bicycle in some form, so it makes it cost effective," he added.
Nekram Upadhyay of the Indian Spinal Injury Centre of New Delhi had developed a wrist attachment for those who have a problem with hand movements. The attachment, made from Velcro, could help a person use a toothbrush, a pen or drink from a glass.
Mr Upadhyay believes it could be sold for Rs 3,000 or less.
The next step would be to attract funding for the best prototypes so the innovative products can be mass-produced.