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Welcome to BCIT Rehabilitation Engineering Design.

Our multi faceted research team develops innovative solutions that improve and expand activities of daily living and community participation for people with disabilities.

We work with a diverse, inter-disciplinary, collaborative network of researchers (rehabilitation engineers, occupational therapists, mechanical engineers, human kinetics, and more), as well as industry, other post-secondary’s institutions and community partners.

Rehabilitation Engineering Design is championed by Dr. Jaimie Borisoff, Director MAKE+ and former Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation Engineering Design, and his team of research experts.

Science Robotics features revolutionary wheelchair built by BCIT researchers

After winning a gold medal at the 2024 CYBATHLON Competition in Switzerland, the BCIT MAKE+ CYBATHLON team has once again earned international recognition for its revolutionary wheelchair, the BEAST. On...

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Student applied research drives innovation in energy sector

A new partnership between the BCIT Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) and the School of Business + Media brought together energy researchers and student teams to tackle three important...

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Join BCIT MAKE+ at Hardware Unconference 2025

BCIT Applied Research and Innovation is proud to bring the MAKE+ Solutions Lounge to the 2025 Hardware Unconference on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at BCIT’s Burnaby Campus. This unique event,...

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Awards received by BCIT in 2024-2025

We are proud of our BCIT students, faculty, and staff for all their success in the 2024–2025 academic year. This is a snapshot of some of the high-profile recognition earned...

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BCIT researchers sound alarm on kratom imposters

On July 29, 2025, Dr. Paula Brown, Director of BCIT’s Natural Health and Food Products Research Group (NRG), joined U.S. health officials in Washington, DC to announce new rules to...

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Contact Us

Jaimie Borisoff
Director, MAKE+
BCIT Centre for Applied Research & Innovation
4355 Mathissi Place
Burnaby, BC V5G 4S8