--- description: Find out why Kangsters Wheely-X is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: Kangsters Wheely-X: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab16fec379525981/698a8a0947ca3896ca3c2a2a/Kangsters_Wheely_X_innovative_cardio_trainer_designed_wheelchair_users.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # A Treadmill for Wheelchair Users by [Jamie Ducharme](/author/jamie-ducharme/) ## Jamie Ducharme Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Ducharme is a contributor to TIME.  Kangsters' Wheely-X, an innovative cardio trainer designed for wheelchair users Kangsters' Wheely-X, an innovative cardio trainer designed for wheelchair usersKangsters Five years ago, John Cho’s father became paralyzed after a medical procedure went wrong, leaving him with few ways to exercise. So Cho, co-founder of the South Korean startup Kangsters, helped create one: Wheely-X, a wheelchair treadmill that pairs with apps (there’s a mount for a digital tablet), offering workouts such as wheelchair racing games and seated yoga. Thanks to Wheely-X, Cho says, his father is now strong enough to climb a steep hill in his chair and transfer himself from chair to bed without assistance. The company [showcased the system at the 2024 Paralympic](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wheely-x-to-make-global-debut-at-paris-2024-paralympics-302222456.html "undefined") Games and has begun selling to private users, gyms, hospitals, and rehab centers. **Buy Now:** Kangsters Wheely-X on [Wheely-X](https://www.kangsters.com/ "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Kangsters Wheely-X: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094884/kangsters-wheely-x/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094884/kangsters-wheely-x/"},"headline":"Kangsters Wheely-X: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:16:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:33.648Z","description":"Find out why Kangsters Wheely-X is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094884/kangsters-wheely-x/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab16fec379525981/698a8a0947ca3896ca3c2a2a/Kangsters_Wheely_X_innovative_cardio_trainer_designed_wheelchair_users.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jamie Ducharme","jobTitle":"Ducharme is a contributor to TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/"}],"creator":"Jamie Ducharme","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab16fec379525981/698a8a0947ca3896ca3c2a2a/Kangsters_Wheely_X_innovative_cardio_trainer_designed_wheelchair_users.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094884/kangsters-wheely-x/","name":"Kangsters Wheely-X: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]}] ```