Xbox Adaptive Controller add-on turns power wheelchairs into joysticks

The Xbox Adaptive Controller is one of the most powerful devices for enabling anyone to play games despite differences in how their body functions. But a lot of the capabilities of the Adaptive Controller come its expandability. And one of the best examples of that is the new Freedom Wing Adapter that turns a power wheelchair into a working game controller.

Freedom Wing is a small box that serves as a translation device between a power wheelchair and the Xbox Adaptive Controller. The adapter connects to the 9-pin serial-like port that delivers input from the wheelchair operator, and then it turns those button presses into usable data for the Adaptive Controller. The resulting contraption makes it so that the same joystick that can move around a wheelchair also works to control a game like Rocket League.