Restoring movement through human-centred engineering.
POLAR — the Polytechnique Lab for Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies — develops robotics and biomechatronics that help people relearn, restore, and augment their neuromotor performance.
Our mission Technology in the service of mobility.
At POLAR, we research and develop innovative robotics and biomechatronics to help humans relearn, restore, or augment their neuromotor performance — spanning rehabilitation robotics, assistive technologies, and interventions that support people with disabilities in everyday life.
Our work reaches across the lifespan, from children to older adults, and is grounded in close collaboration with clinicians and the people who use our technologies.
Relearn
Retraining movement and neuromotor control through robotic and interactive therapy.
Restore
Recovering lost function with rehabilitation robots, prosthetics, and biomechatronics.
Augment
Extending human ability and independence with wearable and assistive technologies.
Patients and clinicians at the heart of the process.
We place the people we serve — and the health professionals who care for them — at the centre of innovation. By co-designing and testing in real clinical and everyday settings, our technologies stay grounded in genuine needs.
Supporting people across many conditions.
Our research aims to improve mobility and independence for patients of all ages living with a range of motor conditions, including:
- Stroke
- Spinal cord injury
- Cerebral palsy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- ALS
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Other motor disabilities
Where research meets care.
POLAR is supported by leading academic and clinical institutions across Montréal.
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Polytechnique MontréalPavillon principal, A630.5
2900 Édouard-Montpetit Blvd
Montréal, QC, Canada CHU Sainte-Justine
Technopole en réadaptation pédiatrique