How Mobella Brings Breakthrough Mobility Products to Market
Mobella was founded to solve real problems for real people. As our portfolio has grown, so has our model. Today we work with world-class commercialization partners to bring our innovations to market at scale, while remaining deeply connected to the users and communities we serve.
Rather than bringing products directly to market ourselves, Mobella operates as a product innovation company - identifying unmet needs, developing breakthrough solutions, and partnering with best-in-class organizations to bring them to market through licensing, IP acquisition, and collaborative development. It is a model built on the belief that great ideas deserve great partners.
Skywalker™: A Strategic Milestone in Senior Mobility
Mobella recently reached a significant milestone: the University of Colorado Anschutz, a world-class academic medical campus, has acquired the core intellectual property for Skywalker, a next-generation walker that has been quietly in development until now.
Skywalker’s origins are deeply personal. The product was conceived by Mobella’s co-founder, born directly from his lived experience navigating mobility limitations firsthand. That human insight drove an early collaboration with Pininfarina, the global design and innovation firm renowned for its work for brands like Ferrari, Coca-Cola, Related Group, and Maserati, to reimagine the walker from the ground up.
What began as a design vision grew into a multi-year research collaboration with the University of Colorado Anschutz, ultimately resulting in the acquisition announced today. CU Anschutz Innovations and the University’s Center for Innovative Design and Engineering (CIDE) are now guiding Skywalker through prototype development, user and clinician validation and market readiness alongside design partner Pininfarina, laying the groundwork for future commercialization.
For more information, read the full press release here.
ArmUp®: Scaling Through a Licensing Partnership with Pottery Barn
ArmUp is a design-led accessory that wraps around armless chairs, making it easier to sit down and stand up. Developed in collaboration with Michael Graves Design, ArmUp found a strong design fit at Pottery Barn. Michael Graves Design created a custom version of ArmUp tailored specifically for the Pottery Barn line, where the firm has an established relationship bringing thoughtfully designed products to a national audience. Grounded in the belief that great design should be both beautiful and made to work for more people, the firm brings a distinctive design philosophy to everything it creates. Through a license agreement with Williams Sonoma, parent company of Pottery Barn, ArmUp is positioned for future national distribution. This partnership reflects Mobella’s strategy of pairing thoughtful design with established platforms capable of reaching customers at scale.
Afari®: From the Lab to the Great Outdoors
Originally developed at the University of Maine, Afari is a next-generation all-terrain walker. Mobella refined the design through rigorous testing and a pilot market launch, advancing it toward real-world adoption. Afari reflects Mobella's commitment to bridging university-driven innovation with strategic partnership.
A Model Built for Impact
Each of these partnerships reflects the same core conviction: that breakthrough mobility products deserve more than a good idea behind them. They deserve the right partners, the right platforms, and a clear path to the people they were designed for.
Mobella is proud to have built a model that makes that possible.