Our Mission
Human capability has never stood still.
Every limit invites us to move beyond it. To go farther. Work smarter. Turn what once seemed impossible into whatever comes next.
At Shift, we study how people move to build technology around the person using it. Every step deepens our understanding of how movement works, and how technology can respond more naturally.
That understanding becomes Movement Intelligence. The foundation for products that learn, adapt, and expand what people can do.
Not technology that replaces human ability.
Technology that expands yours.
Your movement, understood.
Your capability, expanded.
Move More.
Live More.
How it started
So we set out not to replace walking, but to expand what it can do.
By bringing together robotics, movement science, and footwear design, we created technology that learns how people move, and moves with them.
Moonwalkers were the first step. The mission is much bigger, to build Movement Intelligence that expands human capability.So we set out not to replace walking, but to expand what it can do.
Design process sketches
One system, many minds.
Built across disciplines.
With experience spanning Carnegie Mellon, University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, Nike, DJI, Rolls-Royce, and Tesla, our team brings hardware, software, design, and movement science together. From robotics and footwear to advanced motor systems and manufacturing, to build one connected system around the person using it.
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We're building a future where navigating cities is more enjoyable. We build new form-factors of intuitive personal mobility products that reduce pollution and allow the rider to re-establish an intimate connection with their urban environment.
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| Gait Control Engineer | On-site Austin, Texas, United States | Full Time | View Details |
Inside our motion capture lab.
Where movement becomes intelligence.
We study how people walk, accelerate, turn, and adapt across changing conditions. In our motion-capture lab, 20 sub-millimeter-accurate Qualisys cameras work with a Bertec Fit 5 instrumented treadmill and a six-axis force-plate terrain rig to capture body movement and ground forces in real time, even across simulated sand, grass, stairs, and ramps.
That data creates a continuous feedback loop between the wearer and the robot, informing the gait models and adaptive controls behind Moonwalkers and future lower-limb exoskeletons. The result is technology that responds more precisely, moves more naturally, and feels like an extension of you.
This is where Movement Science becomes Movement Intelligence.
Closer to every detail.
How vertical integration
advances every generation
By keeping critical processes from machining to surface treatment in-house, our engineers can learn, refine, and improve in real time. That means tighter control over every component, faster innovation, and the precision, durability, and performance that technology worn on the body demands.
Progress should leave a lighter footprint.
Responsibly designed packaging
From product components to packaging, we look for ways to use less, simplify what ships, and make every material choice more considered. Because expanding what technology can do shouldn’t mean ignoring what it leaves behind.
