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Smart MS3
Techstars '22Robbinsville, US · 1 known investors
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Smart MS3 is a Robbinsville, New Jersey startup founded by Rutgers University students that develops a wearable device paired with a smartphone application for physical therapy. The device is attached to an injured muscle and combines electromyography (EMG) sensors, microcontroller boards, Bluetooth connectivity and machine-learning-derived data to display muscle activation while a patient performs exercises, with the stated aim of helping diagnose problems and recommend exercises.
The product is positioned as a replacement for the subjective assessments commonly used at the end of therapy sessions, giving patients and clinicians week-over-week objective measurements of recovery progress that can be reviewed in the app.
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Founding story
Akash Randhawa, then a 20-year-old Rutgers University student from Robbinsville, was motivated by his 65-year-old grandmother's stroke in late 2019 and by his own experience with ankle injuries from 12 years of soccer, both of which left him skeptical of conventional physical therapy assessment. He and several friends developed a device and smartphone application to let patients see their muscle movements and improvement, and he became CEO of the resulting startup.
Traction
About 40 patients across several New Jersey clinics completed a three-month pilot program; the company stated plans to enroll another 250 clinics.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positions itself as addressing a gap in physical therapy, where progress assessment is described by the founder as subjective and reliant on patient self-report despite the availability of sensors in other domains.
Objective, sensor-derived measurement of muscle activation and healing shown directly to patients and clinicians, in contrast to subjective post-session questioning and simple subjective metrics.
Technology
The wearable applies to the injured muscle and uses electromyography (EMG) sensors, microcontroller boards, Bluetooth and machine-learning-derived data, streaming muscle activation readings to a smartphone app so patients can observe how specific exercises affect the muscle and track progress over successive weeks.
Go-to-market
Deployment through physical therapy clinics, beginning with a pilot at several New Jersey clinics and an intended expansion to 250 additional clinics funded by a planned $500,000 raise.
Physical therapy and rehabilitation patients and the clinics and clinicians treating them.
Geography
Headquartered in Robbinsville, New Jersey, with pilot clinics in New Jersey; team members are affiliated with Rutgers University (New Jersey), Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) and the University of Michigan.
History
The concept originated after cofounder Akash Randhawa's grandmother suffered a stroke in late 2019 that left her paralyzed on her left side and unable to speak. The team assembled through 2019 and 2020: CFO Manu Sankaran joined in September 2019, research and development engineer Fahad Karim in January 2020, and electrical engineer Hammad Farooqui in March 2021. An early prototype was attached to the grandmother's knee beginning in June 2020 during her outpatient physical therapy, and the company subsequently ran a three-month clinical pilot in New Jersey.
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsHammad Farooqui, a Rutgers-affiliated engineer based in Somerset, New Jersey, joined the team as an electrical engineer.
Roughly 40 patients at several New Jersey clinics completed a three-month pilot of the EMG-based wearable and companion smartphone app; the company said it planned to enlist another 250 clinics and raise $500,000 to fund the expansion.
Fahad Karim, from the University of Michigan, joined as a research and development engineer.
Manu Sankaran, a Rutgers student, joined the team as chief financial officer.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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primary sources listed
- Physical Therapy | Smart Ms3smartms3.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Smart MS3 do?
- Smart MS3 is a Robbinsville, NJ startup building an EMG-sensor wearable and app that objectively track muscle recovery in physical therapy.
- Who are Smart MS3's investors?
- Smart MS3's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Smart MS3 headquartered?
- Smart MS3 is headquartered in Robbinsville, US.