To change the balance health narrative by building awareness and providing accessible and interactive solutions that motivate early and continued participation in balance fitness, empowering all adults to age with confidence.

Ava Segal, PhD

Ava is the CEO and Founder of Steadi Systems and the lead inventor of Steadiplay, an interactive system designed to improved balance health. After a 20-year career researching balance and mobility in military Veterans and older adults, Ava stepped out of the lab to tackle the widespread challenge of falls through science-driven products. She brings deep expertise in biomechanics, wearable sensing, rehabilitation robotics, data analytics, and human performance. Outside of work, Ava lives by a “work hard, play harder” mindset and can often be found skiing, mountain biking, or hiking in the mountains.

Hadley Bell, MS

Hadley is a Research and Software Engineer for Steadi Systems and earned her Master’s degree in robotics from the Colorado School of Mines. As a member of the Mines M3Robotics lab, she contributed to projects on autonomous surface preparation for NASA and underground mining safety in collaboration with NIOSH. Outside the lab, Hadley is a dedicated and competitive runner. She competed with the Mines track and field and cross country teams, and she continues to push her limits and improve in the sport.

Advisors

Andrew Petruska, PhD

Robotics Professor at Colorado School of Mines