PolyU multimodal robot for ankle-foot rehabilitation wins CES 2025 Innovation Award

The mobile ankle-foot exoneuromusculoskeleton developed by Prof. HU Xiaoling, Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Co-founder of PolyU startup Thecon Technology (HK) Limited, and her research team received the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 Innovation Award in the Accessibility and AgeTech category at the CES 2025 event held in Las Vegas, United States. Prof. Hu is a Member of the Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) and the Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports). Her team’s award-winning innovation is a multimodal robot designed for ankle-foot rehabilitation, specifically aimed at improving the motor function and walking ability of stroke patients.

Organised by the Consumer Technology Association, CES is the world’s largest and most influential consumer electronics technology exhibition. This year’s event featured over 4,500 global exhibitors, showcasing innovations that integrate cutting-edge electronic technology with modern living.