Humotech

01/05/2026

2025 was an exciting year at Humotech, full of innovation, recognition, and forward momentum in advancing human mobility. Dr. Josh Caputo was honored with the prestigious American Society of Biomechanics 2025 Goel Award for Translational Research in Biomechanics, setting the tone for a year of achievement. We also launched clinical pilots with Elizur Corporation, strengthened our European presence with Bio-Connect, and collaborated with both new and returning customers on projects that advanced the state of the science throughout the year. We introduced our latest wearable device, the PRO-004 prosthetic pylon emulator and a deep Q&A with long-time collaborator Dr. Kota Takahashi who inspired its creation.

Humotech’s work continued to earn recognition across the industry. We received the 2025 Robotics Innovation Award from The Robot Report and the Nasbite International Award for Outstanding Exporter. We were honored to participate in the Access to Success Accelerator where we learned so much about and shared our unique approach to leveraging and to improve access to lower limb prosthetics. We were named finalists in multiple competitions, including the Pittsburgh Technology Council Tech50 Awards (CEO of the Year and MedTech/Health IT Innovator of the Year) and Technical.ly’s Top Pittsburgh Tech Product of the Year. We're feeling so grateful. Thank you to all of these amazing organizations! 😊

Beyond awards, 2025 provided better than ever opportunities to share our story and impact. We appeared on Pittsburgh Today Live to showcase how Humotech is powering the future of human mobility, were featured over 20 times in other major media outlets, and released Season 2 of our Human Part of Humotech podcast series—honestly, we feel like our best stories are those that are all about those that have inspired us.

Making all of this possible is the small but mighty team of Carl Curran, Candice Caputo, Troy Bradbury, and Cassie Slarb who were joined by star interns Ashley Zeman, Prakhar Kiran, Angelo Stader , and Leyla Zwolinski, as well as our growing & amazing advisory board. This lean, mean, wearable robot building machine celebrated 10 years in business this year—a feat we could not have accomplished without the grit & ingenuity of these team members, and the belief in us our community inspires us with.

From groundbreaking research and strategic partnerships to customer-driven projects and industry recognition, 2025 was a year of learning, growth, and meaningful progress. We've got BIG plans for 2026, and can’t wait to collaborate with you to improve the technology that helps people achieve their mobility goals!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🎉

Wishing everyone a healthy, successful, and fulfilling year ahead. We’re thankful for the relationships and progress that defined the past year and are excited to see where 2026 takes us.

12/29/2025

Humotech’s System is powering innovation in the burgeoning market of worker safety, including research into how exoskeleton technology can help individuals avoid and recover from workplace injuries. Our hardware and software platform equips researchers and developers with the tools they need to discover strategies that will work in the real world faster and more effectively.

A prime example: our collaboration with HeroWear helped bring a lower-back injury prevention exoskeleton to market, now supporting workers worldwide.

Thank you, Pittsburgh Business Times, for this fascinating series on and for featuring as part of your on as the safety capital of the world!

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Welcome to an emerging world of exoskeletons, digital twins, and V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technology, shaped by research centers, companies and organizations that prioritize safety, including Humotech, the Pennsylvania Laborers’ Training Center, Gecko Robotics, and Safety 21.

12/25/2025

Happy Holidays! 🎄

Wishing everyone a joyful, restful holiday season and a wonderful close to the year. We’re grateful for every customer, connection, and new collaboration, and we look forward to what’s ahead.

12/23/2025

Catching up on highlights from our visit to George Mason University’s EMPOWER Lab!

Huge thanks to Quentin Sanders, Cameron Nurse, and Connor Delaney for making the visit so productive—and fun. We loved capturing these moments with the team!

12/18/2025

Huge thanks to the team at George Mason University's EMPOWER Lab for another successful Caplex® installation and training visit.

We’re excited to see how you leverage the Humotech EXO-010 to explore lower limb exoskeleton control strategies.

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12/15/2025

A heartfelt thank you to Nisha Nairina and the University of Pittsburgh School of Business for the opportunity to collaborate on a meaningful market research project this semester with Bhavya Hasya Middela, Inaya Mander, and Tianshun Li through the Berg Center Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship. We’re incredibly grateful for experiences like this and have truly enjoyed watching these talented students grow and contribute throughout the journey. Excited to see what the future holds for each of them!

12/10/2025

Always a great time connecting with the University of Pittsburgh Prosthetics and Orthotics community at their holiday party. Grateful for the invitation and the opportunity to celebrate with such an inspiring group. 🎄

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12/08/2025

Thank you to Life Sciences PA for a wonderful Pittsburgh Holiday Luncheon celebrating the incredible achievements of the life sciences community across Western and Central Pennsylvania. It was great connecting with peers and partners at The Distillery Complex and sharing in the momentum driving our region forward.

12/04/2025

Thank you to MedCity News news for shining their spotlight on Humotech’s mission to inform prosthetic and orthotic selection with patient-specific data!

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HumoTech has developed a robotic platform that lets patients quickly try multiple prosthetic or exoskeleton options in a clinic, using both objective data and patient feedback to identify the best fit. The technology aims to reduce device abandonment and improve outcomes.

12/03/2025

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. 🌍

It’s a moment to honor the strength, creativity, and lived experiences of people with disabilities—and to reaffirm our commitment to a world where mobility, access, and opportunity are not the exception, but the norm.

We’re inspired every day by the clinicians, researchers, and the individuals and communities we serve who push the boundaries of what’s possible. Assistive and wearable technologies aren’t just tools; they’re pathways to independence and empowerment.

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12/01/2025

Josh and Candice represented Humotech at ATS Demo Day 2025, connecting with a vibrant community of accessibility innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors. Humotech was selected as a grant award recipient by Access to Success through their Active Mobility Stream accelerator, supported by the Toyota Mobility Foundation

Fresh off another accelerator milestone, we look forward to continuing to scale our impact and help deliver more personalized mobility solutions.