NextStep Robotics provides AMBLE, a lightweight wearable ankle exoskeleton that delivers graded, biofeedback‑driven assistance for foot‑drop gait training. The device automatically calibrates and adapts support in real time, enabling clinicians to deliver high‑intensity, personalized therapy while capturing objective performance data for stroke, spinal cord injury, TBI and similar patients.
Funding
$200K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Patients with foot drop after stroke or other neurological injuries often rely on bulky orthoses or limited therapist-led gait training, which can be costly, time‑intensive, and provide minimal objective feedback on progress. Clinics may lack affordable robotic solutions that deliver high‑intensity, personalized therapy while tracking outcomes.
Solution
NextStep Robotics offers AMBLE, a wearable ankle‑level robotic device that delivers graded assistance for foot‑drop gait training. The system combines lightweight robotics with proprietary algorithms to provide real‑time, biofeedback‑driven support on each step, enabling clinicians to increase therapy intensity without extensive setup time. AMBLE’s intelligent software automatically adjusts assistance levels, creates individualized therapy plans, and records objective performance metrics for data‑informed treatment decisions. By reducing donning time to under five minutes and eliminating the need for bulky orthoses, AMBLE aims to improve ankle dorsiflexion strength, coordination, and overall mobility for patients across a range of neurological conditions.
Target Audience
Primary customers are rehabilitation clinics, hospitals, and outpatient therapy centers that treat stroke survivors, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and other conditions causing ankle dorsiflexion weakness.
Features
- Wearable ankle exoskeleton that delivers adjustable dorsiflexion assistance based on real‑time gait data
- Biofeedback‑driven control loop that modulates support each step to promote active patient participation
- Rapid donning (<5 minutes) with automatic calibration, allowing clinicians to focus on high‑intensity dosing
- Adaptive therapy software that personalizes assistance levels and progression plans for each patient
- Integrated data capture and analytics dashboard for objective tracking of gait metrics and muscle performance
- Compatibility with standard rehabilitation workflows, enabling use in clinics of any size without extensive infrastructure