Charles Deguire is the visionary CEO and co-founder of Kinova, a leader in modern robotics. His priority is empowering people by transcending everyday limitations with next-generation robotic technologies. A man of science, Deguire became an agile businessman and developed Kinova during his electrical engineering degree. He was motivated to create an assistive robotic arm after seeing his uncle's struggle with muscular dystrophy. The result was JACO, a life-changing product. Today, Kinova has grown into a team of over 200 members, providing robotics technologies to over 50 countries and to over 500 research organizations worldwide, including NASA, Toyota, and Google.