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- Bionic Power Inc. This Vancouver-based startup has developed a smart orthosis to address knee-related gait deficiencies, allowing people with cerebral palsy, spina bifida and post-polio syndrome to move more easily, safely and independently.
- GiveVision This London, U.K. startup has developed sight-enhancing wearable headsets that allow visually impaired users to watch live sports and cultural events.
- Human in Motion Robotics Inc. This Vancouver-based startup has developed a wearable self-balancing lower limb exoskeleton designed for rehabilitation and personal mobility.
- ImaginAble Solutions Inc. This Hamilton-based startup has developed an assistive device to help people with limited hand mobility write, draw, paint and use touchscreens.
- Kinesix XR Inc. This Montreal- and Chile-based startup leverages virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to deliver AI-powered rehabilitation therapy for patients recovering from strokes and traumatic brain injuries and those living with Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic pain and other ongoing conditions.
- Ora Medical Inc. This Montreal-based startup has developed a hands-free gait trainer designed to support walking rehabilitation for children with mobility challenges.
- Possibility Neurotechnologies This Calgary-based startup has developed a mobile app that transforms EEG headsets into brain-computer interfaces, allowing users to control devices and communicate using only their thoughts.
- smartARM Robotics Inc. This Toronto-based startup has developed an intuitive, affordable, AI-powered bionic arm with vision-based grip recognition.
- Steadiwear This Toronto-based startup has developed hand-stabilization gloves to assist adults with tremors, including those caused by Parkinson’s disease and strokes.
- Victoria Hand Project This Victoria-based non-profit partners with local clinics to manufacture 3D-printed upper-limb prosthetics for amputees in low-resource and conflict-affected regions.