Founded | January 1, 2010 |
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Founder | Anupam Pathak |
Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, US |
Products | Liftware |
Owner |
Google (2014–2015) Alphabet Inc. (2015–present) |
Parent |
Google (2014–2015) Verily Life Sciences (2015–present) |
Website |
liftware |
Liftware is a brand name for a spoon designed to counteract the tremor associated with medical conditions such as Parkinson's disease [1] or essential tremors. The company which designed the projects, Lift Labs, was founded by Anupam Pathak, a University of Michigan Ph.D. student. [2]
The device works by detecting tremors with an accelerometer then responding to them with an actuator. [3] The product first became available in December 2013. [4]
Lift Labs (which made the Liftware spoon) was acquired by Google in September 2014 for integration into then life sciences division of Google X. [5] Anupam Pathak became the technical lead for the division. [2]
Google launched its version of the spoon in November 2014, priced at $195. [6]