Meet the MIT Engineers
Meet the team of engineers who designed and created HeartBridge.
Our Journey
HeartBridge started with a simple realization: in a cardiac emergency, people want to help, but CPR is physically demanding, technically precise, and incredibly hard to sustain under pressure. With every minute without effective CPR reducing survival chances. We saw a critical gap between bystander intent and real-world ability.
Driven by that gap, our team of MIT mechanical engineers focused intensely on designing a solution that could support bystanders in those crucial moments. We set out to create a device that prioritizes safety, consistency, and ease of use delivering reliable chest compressions without requiring medical training or physical strength.
The result is HeartBridge: a first-of-its-kind automated CPR device designed for public spaces and everyday environments. From its foldable form factor to its simple unfold, align, and hold down deployment, every detail was shaped around reducing hesitation and helping people act with confidence when it matters most.
At its core, HeartBridge isn’t just about technology, it’s about empowering bystanders and strengthening the chain of survival until professional help arrives.
