🐻 Eldercare Robotics · Our Team
The people behind Luka Bear.
A mission-driven team of caregivers, technologists, clinicians, nurses, strategic partners, and advisors — united by a shared commitment to dementia care, caregiver support, and real-world assistive technology.
🐻 Founded by a caregiver
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🧠 Built on real pilot experience
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📍 Based in Rockville, MD
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🛡️ NPI Registered
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🤝 Mission-driven
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⚠️ Non-medical assistive device
👥 Leadership Team
Eduard Takhunts
Founder & CEO / CTO
Inventor of Luka Bear’s personalized AI companion system and hardware platform. Eduard built Luka Bear for his father and leads product development, compliance, pilots, reimbursement strategy, and investor relations.
🧠 AI & Hardware
📋 Compliance
🤝 Investor Relations
Louisa Takhounts Mellon, MBA
Co-Founder · Sales & Partnerships
Leads sales strategy and facility partnerships. Brings Luka Bear into memory care communities and family homes through relationship-driven healthcare outreach and caregiver support.
💼 MBA
🤝 Partnerships
🏥 Facilities
Katherine Takhounts Bonato, Esq.
Co-Founder · General Counsel
Attorney supporting healthcare and compliance matters. Oversees contracts, privacy, regulatory alignment, risk management, and documentation supporting Luka Bear’s expansion and reimbursement pathways.
⚖️ Esq.
🔒 Compliance
📜 Regulatory
Karen Isahakyan, MBA
Director of Development
Leads fundraising, investor relations, and grant strategy. Coordinates pilot expansion and strategic partnerships that help Luka Bear scale sustainably.
💼 MBA
💰 Fundraising
📈 Grants
Aram Avetisyan, MPP
Director of Marketing & Communications
Leads digital strategy, branding, storytelling, and public-sector engagement. Manages outreach across families, facilities, caregiver communities, and government partners.
📊 MPP
📱 Digital Strategy
🏛️ Public Sector
Rita Mellon, RN
Healthcare Outreach Advisor
25+ years of clinical nursing across cardiac critical care, pulmonary ICU, neonatal ICU, women’s health, and acute bedside care. Recognized as one of Arizona’s “Top 50” nurses during her VA Hospital tenure. Brings deep VA clinical insight to Luka Bear’s veteran, caregiver, and senior-care outreach.
🏥 Registered Nurse
🤝 Healthcare Outreach
💙 Caregiver Support
Luka Bear began with one family’s need: helping a loved one with dementia feel calmer, safer, and less alone. Today, that same mission guides every feature, every pilot, and every conversation.— Eldercare Robotics
🤝 Strategic Partners
Crystal Cesari
Strategic Partner · Dementia-Care Advisor
Dementia-care leader and strategic partner supporting Luka Bear’s dementia-care guidance, memory-care outreach, and caregiver engagement strategy. Crystal brings extensive memory care leadership experience and nationally recognized certifications in dementia, palliative, and end-of-life care — helping connect Luka Bear with families, professional care teams, and the broader eldercare community.
CDP
MSRC
PCHA
BRCSA
IEPHC
🤝 Advisors & Strategic Support
Luka Bear is supported by healthcare, outreach, legal, technology, and community partners who help guide responsible deployment in homes, senior-care communities, and memory-care environments.
Healthcare Outreach
Family & Facility Engagement
Supporting introductions to families, senior-care communities, nurses, care teams, and memory-care leaders.
Compliance & Documentation
Privacy, Safety & Risk Management
Maintaining clear safety records, privacy practices, pilot documentation, and responsible non-medical positioning.
Product & Personalization
AI, Memory Prompts & Daily Support
Improving Luka Bear’s personalized conversations, caregiver-submitted profiles, cognitive engagement, and daily assistance.
Caregiver Relief Mission
Night Support & Companionship
Focusing on real caregiver needs: repetitive questions, loneliness, nighttime confusion, reminders, and calming engagement.
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