{"id":20272,"date":"2026-01-08T06:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20272"},"modified":"2026-01-08T06:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:16:18","slug":"atdev-develops-reflex-to-carry-robotics-and-ai-to-rehabilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20272","title":{"rendered":"ATDev develops Reflex to carry robotics and AI to rehabilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_586588\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-586588\" class=\"size-full wp-image-586588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_Reflex.jpg\" alt=\"ATDev has developed the Reflex wearable robot for rehabilitation.\" width=\"770\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_Reflex.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_Reflex-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_Reflex-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_Reflex-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_Reflex-368x238.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-586588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assistive Expertise Improvement has developed the Reflex wearable robotic for rehabilitation. Supply: ATDev<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The time is true to use robotics and synthetic intelligence to mobility and manipulation challenges, in keeping with the founders of Assistive Expertise Improvement Inc., or ATDev. The corporate is engaged on the following era of methods to assist individuals with rehabilitation and every day life.<\/p>\n<p>ATDev co-founders Owen Kent and Todd Roberts met as roommates on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/uc-berkeley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of California, Berkeley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got here to search out out I used to be really mentoring an engineering course designing for the human physique that Todd was taking as a part of his grasp\u2019s program in exoskeleton design and mechanical engineering. In order that was fairly serendipitous. After which I got here to search out out that we actually shared a whole lot of comparable passions for constructing assistive expertise,\u201d recalled Kent. \u201cI\u2019ve been a wheelchair consumer my complete life. I&#8217;ve a kind of muscular dystrophy, and it\u2019s a necessity quite than invention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their thought of utilizing robotics for bodily remedy started as a category undertaking and became a <a href=\"https:\/\/assistivetech.dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firm<\/a> with analysis funding from the Nationwide Science Basis and the Nationwide Institutes of Well being.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe acquired our first enterprise capital examine in 2022 from UC Berkeley\u2019s Skydeck program. It\u2019s kind of a modified model of the Y Combinator program that Berkeley runs,\u201d mentioned Roberts. \u201cThey lower us a $200,000 examine that permit us get a bit bit extra money into creating some prototypes instantly consistent with what we wished to construct with Reflex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter which in 2023, we closed our pre-seed spherical with some funding from a small hardware-focused VC agency primarily based out of Orange County known as Options,\u201d he added. \u201cWe had been of their lab house for the final nearly three years and raised a seed spherical again in 2025 that aligned with our U.S. launch of the Reflex product.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69ec8d2d28f9c\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69ec8d2d28f9c\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69ec8d2d28f9c\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20272\/#Reflex_gives_constant_rehab_assist\" title=\"Reflex gives constant rehab assist\">Reflex gives constant rehab assist<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20272\/#RAAMP_program_gives_ATDev_funding\" title=\"RAAMP program gives ATDev funding\">RAAMP program gives ATDev funding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20272\/#Robotic_wheelchair_developer_provides_customers_a_seat_on_the_desk\" title=\"Robotic wheelchair developer provides customers a seat on the desk\">Robotic wheelchair developer provides customers a seat on the desk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20272\/#ATDev_works_to_carry_its_methods_to_market\" title=\"ATDev works to carry its methods to market\">ATDev works to carry its methods to market<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reflex_gives_constant_rehab_assist\"><\/span>Reflex gives constant rehab assist<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assistivetech.dev\/reflex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reflex<\/a> is a robotic machine that straps on to a consumer\u2019s leg for orthopedic knee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/rehabilitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rehabilitation<\/a>. Weighing lower than 5 lb. (2.2 kg), it contains sensors for distant monitoring and guided workout routines. This permits for extra sustained use than classes with a human therapist, mentioned ATDev.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t a device to switch bodily therapists; it is a device to make them 10x more practical,\u201d mentioned Kent.<\/p>\n<p>ATDev has already confirmed {that a} bodily remedy machine can acquire insurance coverage reimbursements, and it plans to point out that its methods can present help over longer timeframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Orange, Calif.-based firm works with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/nvidia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NVIDIA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/aws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Net Companies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/kinova-robotics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kinova Robotics<\/a>, and LUCI Mobility. It additionally has partnerships with the College of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon College, Cornell College, Northeastern College, and Purdue College.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"NLGsqD0MQQQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reflex Instructional Video\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLGsqD0MQQQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RAAMP_program_gives_ATDev_funding\"><\/span>RAAMP program gives ATDev funding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In November, ATDev <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/atdev-joins-41-million-arpa-h-initiative-to-build-the-future-of-robotic-mobility-and-independence-302606603.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduced<\/a> that it was a subcontractor within the Robotic Assistive Mobility and Manipulation Platform (<a href=\"https:\/\/arpa-h.gov\/explore-funding\/awardees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RAMMP<\/a>) program. The Superior Analysis Initiatives Company for Well being (ARPA-H) had awarded as much as $41 million to the College of Pittsburgh for this system.<\/p>\n<p>RAMMP goals to create a brand new era of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/open-source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open-source<\/a> robotic applied sciences to offer mobility and manipulation help to individuals with disabilities to allow them to dwell extra independently.<\/p>\n<p>ARPA-H was modeled after the Protection Superior Analysis Initiatives Company (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/darpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DARPA<\/a>) as a part of the Biden administration\u2019s \u201cmost cancers moonshot,\u201d famous Roberts. ATDev submitted its proposal to handle the troublesome issues of completely autonomous navigation and protected feeding for individuals with quadriplegia in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Getting federal funding could be a problem with the change of administrations, Roberts acknowledged, however in early 2025, \u201cthe brand new administration picked up the baton and mentioned, hey, we actually like this. We wanna help our veteran neighborhood primarily by means of this expertise, however [also] the getting older inhabitants extra broadly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a bunch of negotiations over the summer time, as a result of it\u2019s not a conventional grant the place you write the proposal, they usually say sure or no, and then you definitely go do it. It\u2019s a contract for the federal government,\u201d he mentioned. \u201cSo that you\u2019re negotiating milestones, you\u2019re negotiating complete quantity of funding, you\u2019re negotiating mental property rights. After which lastly, that each one acquired over the end line on the final attainable day of the 2025 fiscal yr. So Sept. 25, it was signed by the federal government, and we had been greenlit earlier than the shutdown. We kicked the undertaking off in October and are off and rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_586587\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-586587\" class=\"size-full wp-image-586587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_TEAM-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Robotic Assistive Mobility and Manipulation Platform team at the announcement of its ARPA-H award.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_TEAM-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_TEAM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_TEAM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_TEAM-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_TEAM-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_TEAM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_TEAM-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ATDev_TEAM-357x238.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-586587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The RAMMP staff on the press convention asserting its ARPA-H award. Supply: ATDev<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robotic_wheelchair_developer_provides_customers_a_seat_on_the_desk\"><\/span>Robotic wheelchair developer provides customers a seat on the desk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most powered wheelchair customers are caught with decades-old expertise, similar to lead-acid batteries and motors with out encoders to know whether or not or not they\u2019re transferring, famous Kent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a lifelong wheelchair consumer, it\u2019s been so irritating for me to see a $50 robotics package on Amazon that has higher expertise than my $40,000 wheelchair,\u201d he mentioned. \u201cWe\u2019ve completed most likely over 200 buyer interviews of those who use wheelchairs and have a whole lot of spreadsheets about issues they like, issues they don\u2019t like, and so we actually really feel like we\u2019ve completed a whole lot of the legwork across the consumer wants and design necessities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur imaginative and prescient for this firm is to actually have the top customers have an energetic seat on the desk,\u201d mentioned Kent. \u201cI\u2019m clearly the co-founder of the corporate, however we actually plan to construct out intensive advisory boards of finish customers which might be capable of actively assist design and form the expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ATDev additionally plans to ultimately make use of finish customers with disabilities as distant help technicians to allow them to carry their very own experiences to understanding how the expertise works, he mentioned.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roboticssummit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-568305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RSE26_LinkedInEVENT_STD_Vs1.jpg\" alt=\"SITE AD for the 2026 Robotics Summit save the date.\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ATDev_works_to_carry_its_methods_to_market\"><\/span>ATDev works to carry its methods to market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With one ATDev division specializing in getting Reflex to market, a separate staff is engaged on technical milestones for its robotic wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne among our subsequent most rapid milestones is an preliminary demonstration of a \u2018easy\u2019 process to be accomplished with the next stage of autonomy than we will do right this moment,\u201d mentioned Roberts. \u201cWe\u2019ll have a consumer doing regular actions of every day residing, combining pc imaginative and prescient, a robotic arm, and a wheeled platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The corporate\u00a0plans to conduct this demonstration this coming summer time, he mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur broader imaginative and prescient at ATDev is to create an ecosystem of gadgets that allow individuals to remain unbiased, regardless of their stage of bodily perform,\u201d Roberts mentioned. \u201cThat\u2019s going to incorporate all kinds of robotic methods, all the things from a light-weight, single-jointed exoskeleton like Reflex to robotic wheelchairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ATDev is <a href=\"https:\/\/exhibitors.ces.tech\/8_0\/exhibitor\/exhibitor-details.cfm?exhid=001Pp00001Xpr6nIAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exhibiting<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/tag\/ces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CES<\/a> this week within the Venetian Expo Middle, Sales space 61261 in Corridor G.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"F3PPCjZwR-8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ATDev | CES 2026 Eureka Park Accessibility Contest Submission\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F3PPCjZwR-8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Supply: ATDev The time is true to use robotics and synthetic intelligence to mobility and manipulation challenges, in keeping with the founders of Assistive Expertise Improvement Inc., or ATDev. 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