NEXTSTEP ROBOTICS, INC.
Portable ankle exoskeleton robot (AMBLE) for therapeutic gait training and foot drop reversal after stroke
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- Baltimore, MD
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $1M, Apr 2026
- Total capital
- $5.6M
- Federal grants
- $3M
- 1 award · 2021
- Rank in peer group#337 of 538
- Private capital raised
- $2.6M
- 4 Form D · last Apr 2026
- 7 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 2 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#237 of 538
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$400K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Portable Ankle Robotics to Reverse Foot Drop After Stroke.$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$450K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$750K
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Standing among 538 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#237 · top 44%
- Linked publications#89 · top 17%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Anindo RoyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- BRADLEY HENNESSIEResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $3M in grants as PI
- BRENDA FURLOWDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Elizabeth GoodDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- ERIKA SMITHDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Larry ForresterExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- MAGGIE DENGDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard MackoExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 3- GrantedAutomatic Arm Training Device, System, And MethodUSPTOUS 12,605,587
- PendingOver-Shoe Contact Sensor for Gait Measurement in Physical TherapyUSPTOApplication 18954665
- PendingAutomatic Arm Training Device, System, And MethodUSPTOApplication PCTUS2020065605
Recent research by its founders
- Ankle Robotics Induces Ongoing Locomotor Plasticity with Delayed, Sustained Multi-Segmental Gait Improvements 17 Months After Training in Chronic Stroke20260 cites
- Adaptive control ankle robotics training durably improves gait biomechanics in chronic hemiparetic stroke and footdrop20252 cites
- Dorsiflexion Specific Ankle Robotics to Enhance Motor Learning After Stroke: A Preliminary Report20241 cites
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
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- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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