Wearable tech to revolutionise Health & Social Care. A science-based med-tech company led by a team of technologists, clinical specialists, and researchers.

Joined May 2022
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Join us at AAIC Neuroscience Next. Our founder Dr Zeke Steer will be sharing how SmartSocks® is helping gather real-world physiological data to support research, diagnosis and better care for people living with dementia. If you can’t make it please visit milbotix.com
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In our latest post, we meet Beatriz Venâncio from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her work sits at the intersection of sleep science, mental health and chronic illness. milbotix.com/meet-the-smarts… #SmartSocks #DigitalHealth #SleepScience #WearableTech #PersonCentredCare
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) spotlighting an important topic in their latest article *and* featuring Milbotix SmartSocks!  ukri.org/news-and-events/liv… #Milbotix #SmartSocks #DementiaCare #HealthTech #Research #DigitalHealth
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How can wearable data help characterise patient responses during care, especially for people with stroke and pressure injuries? 👉 Read the full story: milbotix.com/meet-the-smarts… #SmartSocks #DigitalHealth #WearableTech #StrokeCare #ClinicalResearch
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What if we could detect cognitive and functional change earlier and more fairly for people with learning disabilities? 👉 milbotix.com/meet-the-smarts… #SmartSocks #DementiaResearch #LearningDisabilities #DigitalHealth #WearableTech #HealthEquity
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This week, Dr Zeke Steer met Prince William during his visit to UWE Bristol and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, highlighting how applied research and spin-outs can address challenges like dementia and disability. Read more 👇 milbotix.com/playing-our-par… 📸 Kensington Palace
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What if the biggest barrier to emotion-monitoring wearables in mental health isn’t accuracy, but stigma? 👉 milbotix.com/meet-the-smarts… #SmartSocks #DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #WearableTech #AffectiveComputing #Research
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Discover the winners of the SmartSocks®DISCOVERY Pioneers competition milbotix.com/smartsocks_disc… Huge thanks to our expert judging panel and to everyone who submitted a proposal. #Milbotix #SmartSocks #DigitalHealth #Research #WearableTech #Innovation
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9 Dec 2025
We’re excited that Milbotix SmartSocks® are featured in UKRI’s new Future Makers series! 🎥🧦 In Episode 1, Zoe Jackman goes behind the scenes, meeting our founder Dr Zeke Steer to explore how SmartSocks support people living with dementia.  Watch here 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Jryye0I7…
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8 Dec 2025
🧦✨ SmartSocks®DISCOVERY Pioneers Competition - Now Closed Thank you to everyone who entered! We’ve been blown away by the creativity and ambition across all 5 categories. Winners will be notified by 5th January 2026. Didn't have time to enter? Buy at milbotix.com/shop/
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30 Nov 2025
🏁 Deadline today! Last chance to enter the SmartSocks® Discovery Pioneers Competition 🧦 Spotlight: Rehabilitation & Recovery SmartSocks® offers continuous, comfortable data collection for rehab research outside the clinic. 🔗 Apply now: milbotix.com/smartsocks_disc… #SmartSocks
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27 Nov 2025
⏳ 3 days left! Movement researchers, this one’s for you 🏃‍♂️📊 The SmartSocks® Discovery Pioneers Competition is spotlighting balance, falls, gait analysis, motor control, biomechanics and more. Grateful to Prof Helen Dawes for judging this category. 🔗 milbotix.com/smartsocks_disc…
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26 Nov 2025
⏳ 4 days left! Calling all dementia & neuroscience researchers 🧠🧦 We’re spotlighting the Dementia & Neurological Conditions category in the SmartSocks® Discovery Pioneers Competition. Apply by 30 Nov 👇 milbotix.com/smartsocks_disc… #SmartSocks #Milbotix #DementiaResearch
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24 Nov 2025
🧦 Meet the Judges | SmartSocks Discovery Pioneers Competition 💡 We’re incredibly honoured to welcome Adam Smith, Program Director of @demrescommunity, to our judging panel. We’re thrilled to have his support. 🔗 milbotix.com/smartsocks_disc… #Milbotix #SmartSocks #DementiaResearch
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21 Nov 2025
Excited to welcome Dr Lizzie Hill (@UWEBristol), Senior Lecturer in Sleep Physiology, to our judging panel! A leading Clinical Scientist with 25 years’ experience in adult & paediatric sleep medicine. Apply by 30 Nov 2025 👇 🔗 milbotix.com/smartsocks_disc… #Milbotix #SmartSocks
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6 Nov 2025
🧦 Meet the Judges | SmartSocks Discovery Pioneers Competition 💡 We’re delighted to welcome Dr Silvia Del Din (@UniofNewcastle), Reader in Digital Healthcare, to our panel! Leader in digital health for ageing & neurodegenerative disorders. 🔗  milbotix.com/smartsocks_disc…
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29 Oct 2025
🧦 Meet the Judges | SmartSocks Discovery Pioneers Competition  We’re thrilled to welcome Prof Helen Dawes (@UniofExeter), leading expert in rehabilitation & health tech, as a judge for our SmartSocks®DISCOVERY research competition! Apply by 30 Nov 👇 🔗 milbotix.com/smartsocks_disc…
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14 Oct 2025
We’re excited to share that Milbotix has won £10k funding from the @UmbrellaIoT competition with @ToshibaUK and @sgloscouncil! 🎉 The funding will help us advance SmartSocks® award-winning tech that helps prevent falls & detect distress. Learn more 👇 🔗 umbrellaiot.com
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8 Oct 2025
It’s day one at #CareShow25 in Birmingham! 🧦 Our CEO Dr Zeke Steer & Dr Angelo Karunaratne are showcasing SmartSocks® — supporting fall prevention & distress detection in care. Come see us on stand O34 with Hug by Laugh for a sneak peek at our next-gen hardware! #SmartSocks
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6 Oct 2025
Our CEO Dr Zeke Steer & Matt Tomlinson are at the 35th Alzheimer Europe Conference in Bologna 🇮🇹 this week! We’re meeting researchers, practitioners & friends from @alzheimerssoc 💜 Come chat about SmartSocks® — for research or care. 🔗 milbotix.com
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