When Anne set out to buy a stroller when she became a parent, she quickly noted that smart technology had not entered the market. Setting out to create a safer, smarter option, Anne and her three co-founders launched GlüxKind Technologies. Their stroller, now at the prototype stage, combines artificial intelligence and robotics with traditional design. Its features include an alert if the seatbelt isn’t on properly, and the stroller follows you autonomously if your child is walking or being carried. It also has a push-and-brake assistant, sensing the distance between the user and the stroller to stay within arms reach. Along with pre-seed funding, the team of 12 has secured financial and other support from the National Research Council of Canada.
