Job Description

Thryv Mobility is an early-stage startup that develops the next generation of deep-tech assistive devices. The team at Thryv Mobility includes engineers, scientists, academics, and business and finance professionals from India and the UK. The startup is currently working on projects based on developing wheelchairs, power assists, and smart mobility solutions. Thryv Mobility is a spin-out from the R2D2 lab at IIT Madras and is also incubated at IITM Pravartak. As a workplace, Thryv encourages each person's individuality and strives towards promoting an inclusive and creative work environment. We embrace agility and boldness to arrive at impactful solutions while pursuing collaboration. 

R2D2 is the TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development at IIT Madras, headed by Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The group is involved in research related to human movement and the design and development of rehabilitation and assistive devices for people with movement impairments. R2D2 engineers affordable products for rehabilitation needs in India and beyond, working with end-users, clinicians, NGOs, and hospitals to field-test the designs and fostering a research environment to evaluate assistive device designs from biomechanical and functional standpoints. Using appropriate technology, scientific methods, and innovative translational models, R2D2 aims to enable easy accessibility and affordability of assistive devices and rehabilitation technologies. R2D2 has successfully transferred technology to like-minded industrial partners such as Phoenix Medical Systems and its own startups like NeoMotion and Thryv Mobility.