Smarter, Simpler Mobility

Company Background

Bionic Power is a pioneering company dedicated to developing advanced technologies that enhance human mobility and performance. The company’s flagship medical device, the Agilik, is designed to improve rehabilitation outcomes and everyday mobility for individuals with gait impairments. Beyond hardware, the company also provides accompanying software applications that connect seamlessly with its devices, allowing for streamlined clinical workflows and enhanced patient care.

Bionic Power’s operations extend internationally, with a presence in Canada, the United States, and across Europe—including Switzerland, Italy, and France—as well as in the United Kingdom. The company is also active within the global orthotics and prosthetics community, with appearances at major event such as the American Orthotics and Prosthetics Association (AOPA) 2025 conference in Florida, and the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) World Congress 2025 in Sweden. These engagements underscore Bionic Power’s leadership in innovation and its commitment to advancing mobility solutions worldwide.

Product Use Case

One of Bionic Power’s key innovations is the Agilik Care Windows application, which plays a central role in bridging the gap between clinicians and its advanced smart orthoses. Through this software, clinicians are able to connect directly to Agilik devices, configure and adjust therapeutic settings, stream live biomechanical data, and perform critical tasks such as firmware upgrades. This ensures that each device remains optimized for the patient’s specific needs while giving clinicians real-time insights into treatment progress.

Currently, SimpleBLE has been integrated into the Agilik Care desktop application to power its Bluetooth connectivity. However, Bionic Power also has plans to extend this functionality into its mobile applications, further expanding accessibility and usability for clinicians and patients alike.

The Bluetooth capabilities enabled by SimpleBLE are critical to the user experience, supporting essential features such as scanning for devices, reading advertised manufacturer data, establishing and managing secure connections with peripheral devices, and streaming biomechanical data directly from the orthosis. These functions ensure a smooth, reliable, and responsive interaction between clinician software and wearable devices.

SimpleBLE Implementation

When selecting a Bluetooth library for its applications, Bionic Power chose SimpleBLE for several compelling reasons. Performance was a top priority, and SimpleBLE demonstrated greater stability and fewer bugs compared to alternative solutions. The company also benefited from the high level of support provided by the SimpleBLE team, noting their quick and helpful responses on GitHub.

Another key factor was the cross-platform support offered by SimpleBLE, which ensures that the company’s applications can function consistently across multiple operating systems. In addition, the availability of the library in Python, a core language for Bionic Power’s development team, combined with its ease of implementation, made it the clear choice. The result was significant time savings during the development process and a more efficient workflow overall.

Since integrating SimpleBLE, Bionic Power has seen measurable improvements in both development efficiency and product performance. The library has reduced time-to-market for software releases, improved product capabilities, and eliminated the need for a custom dongle, resulting in cost savings. These benefits have enabled the company to deliver a stronger, more reliable solution to clinicians and patients without unnecessary hardware complexity.

Conclusion

Bionic Power recommends SimpleBLE to other companies and developers. The main reason is its simplicity and reliability: SimpleBLE offers a performant, cross-platform API that “just works,” regardless of the platform or programming language. For a company like Bionic Power—where reliability and precision are essential—SimpleBLE has proven to be an invaluable tool in delivering their innovations.