Who we are - Hopper, la lame de sport accessible

September 2019

The LISA project

The project began at the IMT Mines Albi engineering school in collaboration with Airbus. Our objective: making sport accessible to amputees.

February 2020

The first prototype

By upcycling carbon fibers, we produced the first 2 functional sports blades.

February 2021

Test session in Albi, France

After a year of work in our free time, a dozen people discovered our blades. It was a real success!

June 2021

Creation of Hopper

The project developed and became the Hopper start-up!

September 2021

Reaching the 3000m Summit

We proved with this experience that anything is possible! 5 people equipped with blades were able to reach a 3000m high summit in the Alps.

May 2022

The crowdfunding campaign

In order to finance the launch of the production we have called on you all. Thank you to the 370 contributors who believed in us!

September 2022

Commercialisation of L'Audacieuse

The blade is officially certified and marketable throughout the European Union!

January 2024

Certification of L'Intrépide

The second blade, smaller than the first one, is officially certified and marketable throughout the European Union!

Our mission

We want to enable anyone with a lower-limb amputation to take part in physical activity without being limited by technical or economic considerations.

Our vision

Access to sport is a key issue in the rehabilitation of amputees. Sport for health or leisure has real physical and psychological benefits, which is why access to it must be universal.

The solutions we come up with have to take account of our world and its problems, whether societal, economic or environmental. We are deeply optimistic that the pooling of knowledge and skills will enable us to meet the major challenges that lie ahead. We are convinced that the movement we have initiated will have a profound impact on the vision and place of sport in society for people with disabilities.

Collaborative innovation with a strong societal impact and minimal environmental footprint: that’s the Hopper vision.

Our values

What does it mean to be a Hopper?

We wake up every morning with the same watchwords.

Putting people first. Our aim is to bring people together around a common goal. We want to show people that they must dare to dream, listen and work together in order to push back the limits and open up new possibilities. We learn so much from each other… Hopper is not just a blade. It is a wonderful human adventure!
Accessibility. Our daily specifications are transparency, access to information and the versatility of our products.
Innovation and sustainability. Our blades are made out of upcycled carbon fibers that would have been discarded otherwise and they are 100 % made in France. Limiting our environmental impact as much as we can is an issue that we constantly bear in mind.

What about you? Do you want to be a Hopper too?!

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