Dephy

Summary

About

About Dephy

Sidekick places a motor, sensors and adaptive controller around the ankle and connects assistance through a carbon-fibre footplate. The device detects gait phase and adds torque during push-off, reducing the muscular work required for walking. Its control system changes behaviour with terrain and pace across level ground, inclines, stairs and faster movement.

Users wear a powered unit on each leg and adjust support through the associated interface. Sidekick is being developed as a consumer wellness and mobility product outside the regulated medical-device pathway. Dephy’s underlying wearable-robotics platform has also supported research and product partnerships, including Nike’s Project Amplify, and the company reports more than ten million accumulated test steps.

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Team

  • Luke Mooney - CEO & Co-Founder - Leads Dephy's Sidekick launch and the company's transition from ankle-exoskeleton research into consumer bionic footwear.
  • Hugh Herr - Co-Founder - Connects Dephy's Sidekick system to powered mobility and robotic prosthetic technology developed from MIT Media Lab research.

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Context tags

  • Service robotics ecosystem - Workflow - Dephy belongs in the service robotics companies peer group based on its robotics segment and product or workflow focus.