Life at Trexo isn’t always about building cool gadgets and working with robots. More often than not, it is about the inspiration we receive daily from kids who at a young age face many obstacles and manage to find way …
Children’s mobility devices are about so much more than being mobile
When we first started working on a solution to help children learn to walk, we considered existing state-of-the-art technologies in the field. In looking at emerging technologies such as exoskeletons, we were surprised to see that while there were a …
Making assistive technology better through user-centricity
We’re learning directly from our end-users about what matters to them in the design of assistive technology. A glimpse into the experience of our users Ben is sitting on the Rifton gait trainer seat asking us questions about how the …
Praneit’s story
Trexo Robotics was inspired by a deeply personal experience that my family and I faced (see Trexo’s story). A few years ago, back then still an engineering student at the University of Waterloo, I learnt that my nephew was diagnosed …
The importance of creating access to walking for children with disabilities
We started working on building an assistive device for children with disabilities because Manmeet (CEO of Trexo Robotics) learned that his nephew would never be able to walk (see Trexo Robotics’ story). We later learned that walking is not just …
Trexo Stories: meet Leo
This is our friend Leo. Leo is 7 years old and was born with SCN8A epilepsy. When we first met Leo and his dad Alex at Trexo, Leo couldn’t walk and had difficulties with balance. Despite that, they both came …
Robotics beyond the factories: assistive devices help children gain independence
While R&D costs are high, and insurance coverage for end users is slim to non-existent, a few startups have made headway For some entrepreneurs, their innovations are passion projects. But these take time and creative marketing to reach fruition. This …
#UofTStartup Stories: Trexo Robotics
U of T startup Trexo Robotics designs devices to help children with physical disabilities walk. Learn more: http://uoft.me/thisistheplace Originally published by University of Toronto. Date of publication: February 23, 2018
How robotic exoskeletons could save disabled children from a life in wheelchairs
It was bleak medical diagnosis for his young nephew that put the idea in Manmeet Maggu’s head to launch a startup focused on robotic exoskeletons for children. A few years ago, Maggu and Trexo Robotics co-founder Rahul Udasi were still …
Toronto startup envisions a new future for children with walking disabilities
“I can be like Iron Man, and not be in this wheelchair all the time.” – Yasin, Age 12 In North America, there are over 500,000 children living with walking disabilities. To many of these children, physiotherapy is an important …
The ‘Iron Man’ exoskeleton that can let disabled children walk again
Tréxō Robotics has created and exoskeleton that can help immobile kids walk It attached to walkers and is battery-powered to help them propel themselves It can help kids with Cerebral Palsy, Paraplegia, stroke, spine and brain injuries A Canadian startup has developed a device …
Delhi kid with cerebral palsy inspires Iron Man-like suit for disabled
A side project for Manmeet Maggu and Rahul Udasi became personal after Maggu’s nephew was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A Delhi child with cerebral palsy inspired the development of the first commercial exoskeleton for children with disabilities by two young …
- Page 1 of 2
- 1
- 2