Roam Robotics Announces Ascend Smart Knee, Pioneering A New Era Of Human Mobility

Roam Robotics launches ‘smart knee’, a robotic partial exoskeleton

SAN FRANCISCO — Roam Robotics, the company expanding human mobility with wearable robotics, announced today that Ascend, a first-of-its-kind smart knee orthosis that helps wearers reduce knee pain and improve mobility, is available for pre-order. Ascend’s technology is actively adapting, meaning it senses the body’s movement, automatically adjusts to the wearer’s needs and provides precise support at the right moment for target muscle groups. It is a registered Class I devise with the FDA and will be available for purchase directly and covered by private and Medicare insurance, radically expanding public accessibility to wearable robotic devices.

Ascend is designed to help relieve knee pain and support functional improvements, dramatically improving mobility for patients. A clinical study of knee osteoarthritis participants demonstrated an average of 46 percent pain reduction, and 67 percent exhibited functional improvement when using the device. Ascend is the first wearable robotic device to show usefulness in everyday life for people suffering from joint pain who want to regain independence and live more active lifestyles.

Tim Swift, Roam’s CEO, and co-founder says: “Roam is focused on a massively underserved market. More than 20 percent of the global population is limited by their body’s mobility, and as medical advancements help people live longer that number is only going to increase.

“Our approach to wearable robotics works seamlessly with the human body to help people lead healthier, happier and more active lives, unhindered by physical limitations.”

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