The company was founded in 1906 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA as a manufacturer of insoles that support the soles of the feet and corrective shoes that correct various inconveniences in walking movements based on medical perspectives such as anatomy and exercise physiology. The M1300 was announced in 1985, and it was updated to the M1500, M1400, and M1600, and in 1999, the masterpiece M1700 was born.