VANCOUVER, BC, September 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Human in Motion Robotics Inc. (HMR) is delighted to announce that it has received an award $663,000 CAD contract by Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) for the Department of National Defense Canada (DND). The contract calls for the Canadian government to purchase two units of HMR’s next-generation lower extremity exoskeleton, XoMotion, which is a wearable robot designed to enable people to get out of wheelchairs and walk with mobility again. and total independence. Once delivered, the units will be deployed to a clinical trial site, namely the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Islandfor implementation and evaluation by DND.
HMR’s patented and disruptive medical technology offers a dramatic improvement in the rehabilitation of people with reduced mobility in clinics or in daily life at home with a host of distinctive and innovative features. It is essentially a self-balancing bipedal robot capable of performing hands-free dynamic walking and other complex maneuvers for everyday use. XoMotion is a superior, intelligent medical exoskeleton that goes beyond advanced assistive robotic technologies for people with reduced mobility.
HMR received pre-qualified innovation approval for 2021 CIS trial stream funding, under Call for Proposals 001 issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada on behalf of Innovation, Science and Canada Economic Development. HMR has worked with ISC and the Federal Department’s proposed innovation tester/sponsor, DND, over the past year to finalize the award of this contract in July 2022.
“We at HMR are thrilled and very excited that Innovative Solutions Canada is providing this opportunity to demonstrate the unique capabilities of our exoskeleton to revolutionize physiotherapy and dramatically raise the standard of care around the world. said Dr. Siamak Arzanpour, co-founder and CEO of the HMR.
HMR will deliver the first unit of XoMotion to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by the end of the year to begin testing with volunteer participants.
Human in Motion Robotics Inc. is a British Columbia, Canada, based on the developer of the next generation lower limb wearable exoskeleton, XoMotion. It is designed to (i) revolutionize robotic rehabilitation to raise the standard of care in physiotherapy and (ii) introduce a disruptive mobility device to get people out of wheelchairs and walk again with full mobility and independence. XoMotion provides advanced articulation and superior joint range of motion, allowing for natural walking, self-balancing and independent use. A radical improvement on current technology, XoMotion offers revolutionary new opportunities for both rehabilitation and personal use for a wide range of users with reduced mobility.
Innovative Solutions Canada is a government of Canada innovation procurement program that supports Canadian small businesses by procuring, testing and evaluating promising pre-commercial technologies or late-stage R&D prototypes under real-world conditions.
For more information
Human in Motion Robotics: media requests, [email protected]; Investor Relations, [email protected].
Innovative Solutions Canada: Media inquiries(343) 291-1777.
SOURCEHuman in Motion Robotics Inc.
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