Have a Heart With Muscle™Give Strength, When They Need It Most.Every day, millions of people struggle with lifting, transferring, pushing, pulling, or simply moving through life. Caregivers, families, workers, first responders, seniors, people with disabilities, and injured individuals all face the same invisible enemy: the limits of human strength.Amber (age 4) with palsy has never climbed a jungle gym. Julio’s (age 12) degenerative bone disease relies on 12+ caregivers weekly, 30-40 lifts per day. When pregnant, Takara (age 27) can’t stand or sit on her own. A hernia ended Phillip’s (age 43) carpentry job and pottery hobby. Once an Olympian, Sophia (age 56) when transferring from wheel chair to toilet slipped and broke her jaw. Fallen person 911 calls requireing 2- to 3-person lifts number 2.5-3 million in the US, per year. Shoppers strain to lift groceries (rice, kitty litter, pet food, bulk water or soda bottles) between shelves, cart, check-out counter, car trunk, then kitchen or pantry weekly. Average US citizen lifts ~1,490 tons by age 70; American's collective annual MSK (musculoskeletal) abuse exceeds 11 trillion pounds (54 trillion torque-pounds).Musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and disorders are among the world's greatest health and economic burdens, contributing an estimated $2.3 trillion in lost global productivity every year through pain, disability, lost wages, workers' compensation, healthcare costs, and early retirement. That’s worse than cancer, diabetes, and heart disease - combined.We believe there's a better way.KEVI is pioneering an entirely new category of mobility robotics. Our breakthrough architecture reduces robotic complexity by up to 90% while increasing the strength-to-weight ratio by as much as 50×—a leap that challenges decades of conventional robotics design. The technology is expected to establish three new world records in portable force augmentation.Think about what the original iPod did for music. It put 1,000 songs in your pocket.KEVI aims to put the equivalent of 1,000 pounds of lifting force in your pocket.Today, nearly anywhere in the world, you can plug your phone into an electrical outlet. Tomorrow, we envision billions of Force Nodes installed in homes, hospitals, workplaces, vehicles, public spaces, and communities worldwide. Your KEVI mini-bot will connect to these anchors to safely push, pull, lift, transfer, or stabilize virtually any Thing, Animal, or Person.Together they create the Universal Mobility Network (UMN)—a public-private "Newton Network" that could become the world's largest infrastructure dedicated to physical assistance and mobility by 2050.This isn't just another product.It's the beginning of a new layer of human infrastructure.As a KEVI Heroes Member, your monthly contribution helps accelerate research, engineering, accessibility, humanitarian deployments, and the expansion of the Universal Mobility Network. You'll help bring strength to caregivers, independence to older adults, dignity to people with disabilities, and safer workplaces for millions.Your membership doesn't simply support an organization.It helps build a future where everyone can have strength when they need it.Become a KEVI Hero.Help give the world something it has never had before:A Heart With Muscle.
