Post by Harvard Innovation Labs

For people who cannot lift the front part of their foot, walking safely and confidently can be a daily challenge, and the mobility devices meant to help often come with real physical and emotional costs. That gap is what led Founders Bradley Scott Wagman (Harvard MDE '26) and Viktor Bokisch (Harvard College '26) to create Sole 1, a 2026 President's Innovation Challenge Finalist using AI-powered robotic socks to help restore natural movement, assist with walking, prevent falls, and support nerve recovery. Drawing on Wagman's personal experience with family members who faced mobility decline and his own time serving in the U.S. Army, the two co-founders are building a wearable that trades the stigma of traditional braces for something people actually want to wear, engineering for comfort first and performance second. In a recent conversation with the Harvard Innovation Labs, Wagman shares what led him to found Sole 1, what he learned from patients who felt embarrassed by their braces, and how the team built its technology from the ground up. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/gbghhhky