Founded in 2017 by Ohio State University professor Yuan F. Zheng, inventor of the first computer-controlled biped walking robot in the United States, ZiiROBOT Mobility turns robotics research into lightweight mobility scooters, electric wheelchairs and smart robotic furniture. Its OSU Robotics Lab team uses AI-driven controls and a patented modular framework to build mobility products aimed at travel, independence and indoor living. The company also keeps its engineering roots close to customers through direct technical support and repair service.
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Exokinetics, IncFounded by Hall-of-Fame inventor Garrett Brown and Chris Fawcett, Exokinetics designs and manufactures the Zeen, a U.S.-assembled mobility device that helps people move between sitting, standing and walking with supported independence. The West Chester company grew from Brown’s experience watching his father lose mobility, and its team developed the Zeen as an alternative to choosing only between a walker and a wheelchair. Exokinetics also provides fitting, training and ongoing support for Zeen users.WEST CHESTER, PA
Shift RoboticsBorn from work on Pittsburgh’s rough, crumbling sidewalks, Shift Robotics makes AI-powered wheeled footwear that lets people walk faster without learning to skate. Its Moonwalkers use gait-based control and overlapping powered wheels to handle everyday urban terrain, while the Austin-based company’s motion-capture lab studies human movement for current and next-generation mobility devices. Shift also vertically integrates manufacturing from machining through surface treatment in-house.PITTSBURGH, PA
Tots on BotsTots on Bots is developing the WeeBot, a hands-free robotic mobility device that lets infants and young children with motor limitations begin moving independently. The Ithaca-based startup combines pediatric occupational therapy and robotics expertise, using a research-backed weight-shift control system that responds to a child’s natural lean toward people or objects. Its work is supported by an NSF SBIR Phase I award.ITHACA, NY
Quantum RehabFrom its Duryea, Pennsylvania headquarters, Quantum Rehab designs and manufactures complex rehabilitation power wheelchairs that are custom-built around individual mobility needs. Formed as a dedicated Pride Mobility division in 2000, the company has made consumer involvement central to its work, bringing wheelchair users, therapists and engineers into the design process. Quantum is particularly known for iLevel seat-elevation technology, which lets users operate at walking speed with the seat raised, and its chairs are proudly made in America.DURYEA, PA