"Service Robots Use Flat Motors to Provide Reliable, Safe Motion". ^ "SMA Patients' Lives Getting Better with Kinova's Jaco Robot".^ "McGill partners with KINOVA to foster innovation in robotics : Med e-News"."Kinova secures significant funding to invest in accelerating company growth and innovation | Markets Insider". ^ "Kinova Robotics raises $20m for product, market expansion".^ "Kinova Robotics raises $25 million for expansion plans".^ "Montreal robotics firm Kinova signs China distribution deal"."KINOVA Robotics Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Chinese Tech Firm". ^ " 'Jaco' robotic arm aims to give independence back to people with disabilities | Globalnews.ca"."Startup Spotlight: Kinova Creating Robot Arms That Improve Lives". ^ Boucher, Francois (26 February 2013).^ "Kinova Robotics Wants Jaco to Keep Changing Lives for the Better".^ "Empowering People Through Robotics: In convo with Charles Deguire of Kinova".^ "Kinova Names Clearpath North American Distributor of JACO Robot Arm".^ "Kinova secures $25M in funding to accelerate growth".^ "TC Makers: Kinova Robotics Gives The Disabled A Helping Hand".Kinova also provides accessories such as arm grippers, actuators and controllers. Kinova produces the Jaco Assistive robotic arm, a six-axis robotic manipulator arm with a two- or three-finger hand to improve the life of people with mobility issues. Later in the year, the company collaborated and partnered with McGill University to increase their collaborative research involving medical, surgical and assistive robotics. In 2017, Kinova announced that it had raised $25 million in funding backed by investors KTB Network, BDC Venture Capital, Fonds Manufacturier Québécois and Foxconn Technology Group. įrom 2016 to 2018, Kinova expanded its operations, opening offices in Germany and China. By 2009, Kinova had introduced a robotic arm that could fit onto any standard wheelchair and allow users to feed themselves. Deguire's uncle was an inventor who created a manipulator for his wheelchair, which became the basis for the company to create the robotic arms. In 2006, Charles Deguire and Louis-Joseph L'Écuyer founded Kinova as an independent manufacturer of robotic devices.