M.A.R.E.N.

Medical Advancement Research Education Nexus

Kingetics Orthotic Insoles continue to go through testing with a diverse set of research institutions. The U.S. military continues to evaluate the orthotics for use to protect our troops and to better advance mission objectives. We collaborate with a number of U.S. academic institutions to test, document, and improve the performance of our products. Some of the institutions that have worked with Kingetics Orthotic Insoles are listed below. Scroll down for technical reports that have resulted from these collaborations.

Kingetics In the News

Edwards, D. 2020. Kingetics makes ‘big innovations’ in footwear-exoskeleton-robotic ambulation science. Robotics and Automation News.

Technical Publications

Want even more details? Here are technical details: patent specifications, testing results, demonstration videos.

• Hildreth, S. 2022. The Effects of a Novel Orthotic Insole on Ground Reaction Forces and Ankle Mechanics: A Comparison to a Carbon Fiber Plated Running Shoe. Masters Thesis The University of Texas at Austin.

• Hildreth, S. 2022. Inspection of Kingetics Orthotic Insoles on Ground Reaction Forces. University of Texas at Austin. Research Week Poster Presentation.

• Kramer, C. , et al. 2022. Materials Selection/Injection Molding Tooling Design for an Advanced Foot Orthotic – Phase 3. ME 416 Presentation, North Dakota State University.

• Brannon, et al. 2019. Kingetics LLC Final Presentation, Lehigh University, Technical Entrepreneurship Capstone.

• Cameron, et al. 2019 Mechatronics Enhancements to Exoskeleton - Robotic Foot Structures - Phase 2. North Dakota State University, Mechanical Engineering

  From the Report:

  • “Notice two distinct peaks (Initial peak @ 0.2, and active peak @ 0.3) this means the orthotic used stored energy to exert force back to the ground.”

  • “…it is clear that there is work being done to the ground at the end of the step, and that the initial strike peak was reduced by approximately 345N.”

    • Click Play on the video below these references to see a description of the testing process development and results.

• Ephraim, E.B., et. al. 2018. The Kingetics Shoe Insole. Poster Presentation, SRA 2018.

• King, et al. 2013. United States Patent US 8353968 B2 35 p. Kingetics Spring Orthotic Device Patent

• Hedin. 2012. Advanced Composite Insoles for the Reduction of Stress Fractures. Prepared for U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC), Fort Detrick, Maryland 93 p. (Kingetics SBIR Phase 1 Final Report)

• 2012. Puncture resistance testing IAW ASTM 2412-5 Test Results. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Composite and Polymer Experimentation (CAPE) Laboratory 13 p.

• Dorociak. 2011. Kingetics Orthotic Prototype Case Study, Northwestern Biomechanics. 12 p.

• Dickinson. 201o. Puncture per ASTM F2412-05. Materials Research and Engineering, Inc. REPORT #R10-01-003. 3 p.

• Kingetics Rocking Orthotics-demonstration video (Click to Download)

• Kingetics Prototesting-demonstration video (Click to Download)

• Kingetics Impact Reduction Evaluation (Lehigh University)