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Kinemo: Simplifying Alternative Control to Increase Independence in Mobility and Digital Access for People with Tetraplegia

Award Number: 90BISB0046
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2028

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Kinemo: Simplifying Alternative Control to Increase Independence in Mobility and Digital Access for People with Tetraplegia - Kinemo aims to develop a new wearable alternative controller for people with tetraplegia to use their remaining body motion to drive their power wheelchair and access their digital devices more effectively to increase their community and employment participation. The goal of this 2-year project is to refine, validate, and test an alternative control device for commercialization that provides a superior alternative control experience. To achieve this goal, we propose the following objectives: the first specific aim (SA-1) will focus on finalizing our device for field use through system improvements based on Phase I user feedback. SA-2 will focus on evaluating the product with clinicians for digital and wheelchair control, iterating based on their feedback. At this stage, we will have produced a clinician-validated version of Kinemo for digital control that will be ready for commercialization in Phase III. However, Kinemo for wheelchair control is FDA regulated and thus SA-3 will focus on passing regulatory testing. This will also enable us to conduct at-home user testing of wheelchair driving in SA-4 with five people with high-level tetraplegia that are power wheelchair users. Outcomes from this project include 1) a market-ready digital device controller, 2) a regulatory-compliant power wheelchair controller, and 3) partnerships and insights from top rehab centers and wheelchair manufacturers who would have tested and can recommend Kinemo to their users. Expected products from this project include customer-validated devices that are ready to be scaled for manufacturing, weekly feedback survey results from study participants and clinicians regarding the efficacy of Kinemo, training materials, a quality management system, and regulatory compliance reports.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $287,500 )
2026	2026	Kinemo	1406 CENTRA VILLA DR SW	ATLANTA	GA	30311	FULTON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	9/23/2026	NEW	$287,500
														Subtotal = $287,500

Grand Total All Awards = $287,500

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Kinemo: Simplifying Alternative Control to Increase Independence in Mobility and Digital Access for People with Tetraplegia

Award Number: 90BISB0046

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2028

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