Stroll #3 - Smart Strolls, Real Stories

From Founder to Fatherhood: The AI-Powered Stroller That Keeps Up With Both Worlds

A Fairview Family’s Take: From W 5th Ave to Granville Island (With a Puppy in Tow)

Let’s rewind a few months: I’m a new dad, startup founder, and always curious about new and innovative products that make life easy and enjoyable. Our baby boy had just arrived, our cockapoo still expected his daily urban adventures, and our hilly Vancouver neighborhood (Fairview, for those who know the pain of W 5th Ave) had become my personal Everest. Toss in sidewalk cracks, surprise rain, and a diaper bag that weighs more than a MacBook Pro—suddenly, my daily evening walks were starting to feel like the workout I didn’t ask for.

Then I found the GlüxKind Rosa—a smart stroller designed with features that actually make sense for modern, city-loving parents. I was skeptical at first (another piece of baby tech promising “ease”?), but gave it a spin. It’s now become my most used piece of gear outside my laptop.

What Surprised Me (In a Good Way)

Hill Assist = One Less Grind

Fairview is basically San Francisco-lite. Taking my usual route to Granville Island, leash in one hand and stroller in the other, used to mean feeling a huge relief by the time we hit the seawall because I dodged again the runaway stroller moment that I played over and over in my head. But with Rosa’s smart brake-assist, it made me feel at ease right from the start of our walks. The stroller stays right there with you and almost becomes a buddy to rest on while you walk down the steep hills. On the way home, back up the hill, it feels like having an electric bike for your baby on max support. Uphills felt like flat ground—even with a baby, coffee, and a squirrel and geese-obsessed dog in tow.

Built Like a Tank, Thinks Like a Tesla

The build quality impressed me. Vancouver’s sidewalks and paths can be an obstacle course: puddles, uneven pavement, roots pushing up the sidewalk, gravel, sand and more. Rosa handled all of it—without getting bogged down or soaking the storage basket (where our puppy occasionally naps). It’s built solid, smart, and doesn’t flinch when nature, weather or city chaos throws a curveball.

Freedom Mode: Activated

This one shocked me the most. With auto braking and intelligent steering, I actually had hands-free moments. I could answer a Slack message, hold a coffee, or manage the dog without constantly double-checking if the stroller was rolling downhill. Once, on a steep slope, my dog lunged (pigeon incident)—and Rosa stopped itself. No drama. Just a calm, collected pause.

Built-In Couple Time

The soothing white noise and rocking helped our baby nap through everything from street construction to pop-up bands to date-like weekend brunches. As weird as it sounds, that feature helped us preserve some pre-baby freedom and carve out time for me and my wife, while the stroller is peacefully rocking next to us.

What to Keep in Mind

• It’s not ultralight. Folding is easy but lifting into a car trunk takes some muscles but it’s better than turning the whole walk into a workout which would be the alternative. If you’ve got a garage, “roll'-in” house or elevator, you're golden.

• Battery removal required for compact folding and also makes it easier to lift.

• Rocking + white noise = baby cheat codes. If you’re dealing with a newborn or nap resistance, these features are total lifesavers.

Final Verdict: It secured it’s spot in my daily routine

The GlüxKind Rosa didn’t just slot into our life at a time where everything seemed upside down—it upgraded it and made the overwhelming stage of figuring out life with a newborn more peaceful. It’s become my go-to for our daily family evening walks, farmers market trips, or a peaceful father-son stroll along the seawall.

It also gets me chatting with other dads - they are curious and we end up talking about features. Oh, how the times have changed - I did not expect to be sharing tech specs for this kind of four wheeler. Overall, Rosa brings something I’ve always been passionate about into my new life as a dad. Especially for managing the chaos of weekend outings with a baby and a dog—it’s unbeatable.

If you are juggling a demanding work life, try to carve out time for your partner and take your baby on some wind down walks after you close your laptop without breaking a sweat - Rosa is your partner in crime, it’s more than a stroller.

It’s your co-pilot.

May Mom Sleep: One Day Isn’t Enough

Mother’s Day comes and goes — a bouquet, a brunch, a thank-you card. And while that recognition matters, the truth is: one day isn’t nearly enough to honour what moms do - day in and out, regardless of how they feel.

Because being a mom isn’t a specific moment. It’s a million moments. It’s the 3 a.m. lullabies, the reheated coffee (again), and days and weeks that somehow vanish between diapers, drop-offs, and just trying to keep your head above the water.

At Glüxkind, we believe moms deserve more than a moment - more than a day. They deserve tools that support them year-round. Our Rosa Smart Stroller was built with that vision: to give parents some breathing room — time for themselves, time for each other or time for whatever they want to be doing.

That’s why this May, we’re not just celebrating Mother’s Day. We’re celebrating Mother’s May — with a giveaway inspired by the real, raw, and hilarious truths of sleep deprived parenthood.

👉 Enter now on @gluxkind and share your sleep story.

🍼 Introducing the May Mom Sleep Giveaway

We want to hear your stories — the wild, sleep-deprived, creative things you’ve done as a parent just to get your baby to sleep… or just to survive the day.

From “running the vacuum for two hours straight” to “microwaving the same cup of coffee six times and still forgetting it,” we’re collecting your realest parenting sleep stories — and rewarding one lucky winner with a Glüxkind Rosa Smart Stroller.

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✨ How to Enter

Entering is easy (because complicated is the last thing parents need right now):

1️⃣ Like & Follow us on Instagram: @gluxkind
2️⃣ Comment your story on our giveaway post — either:

• The weirdest thing you’ve done to get your baby to sleep

• Or the most ridiculous thing you’ve done while sleep-deprived

3️⃣ Tag a fellow tired parent who deserves this too
🔁 Bonus Entries: Share your sleep story as a post or IG story, tag @gluxkind, and use #MayMomSleep

🗓 Giveaway closes May 31. Winner announced June 1.

🎁 The Big Box Prize

The winner will receive our award-winning Rosa Smart Stroller — featuring automatic rocking, white noise, push-assist and more.

And a few of our favourite entries will also be featured on our Instagram and blog throughout the summer!

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💛 Because Support and Appreciation Shouldn’t Start and End with Brunch and Flowers

Parenting is a full-time, full-body, full-heart experience. It deserves recognition that goes beyond a calendar day — and solutions that go beyond platitudes.

So whether you’re expecting your first or you’ve mastered the midnight diaper change with ninja-level skill, we see you. We celebrate you. And we hope you’ll join us this month in lifting up all the stories that make parenting wild, hilarious, and deeply human.

👉 Enter now on @gluxkind and share your sleep story.
Because May Mom Sleep — and she deserves a stroller that helps make that happen.

Stroll #2 - Smart Strolls, Real Stories

A North Vancouver (CA) mom put our Rosa smart stroller through its paces—from steep daycare hills to muddy farm trails—and was blown away. With push-assist making uphill walks effortless and built-in music keeping her toddler entertained, it turned daily chaos into a smoother ride. For Samantha it’s a small luxury that makes a big impact. Here’s her full review.

Life on the Hill: Testing the Gluxkind Stroller in North Vancouver

Let’s be real—parenting in North Vancouver is beautiful, but steep… in more ways than one.

Between two energetic little kids, a business that keeps me on my toes, and the daily treks up and down these infamous hills, I’ve learned that anything that makes my day even 5% easier is a total win.

So when I got the chance to try the Gluxkind Rosa smart stroller, I was curious. I’d seen the buzz online and met the founders at an entrepreneurship event and I was intrigued, but I wanted to first know how it handled our sidewalks.

Let’s just say: it delivered.

Smart assist up the daycare hill = total game changer

We don’t just live on a hill—we live at the top of a mountain. My two kids go to daycare at the bottom, and every day I drive 10 blocks just to drop them off and pick them up. I’ve avoided walking it because pushing 100+ pounds uphill for 10 blocks is… no joke. You’d be surprised how intense it is.

So the first thing I did with the Gluxkind stroller? Walk to daycare pick-up.

I was shocked by how much the stroller assist changed the experience. Normally I’d be huffing, puffing, and dripping in sweat by the time I got to the top. This time, I pushed it with one hand. No leaning in, no struggling. The stroller’s intuitive push-assist made it feel like I was walking on flat ground—even when my calves knew otherwise.

Off-road adventure mode: engaged

As a family, we’re always on the go—and we don’t stick to sidewalks. One thing I’ve noticed with other strollers is how easily they get stuck or sluggish on gravel, grass, or dirt trails.

We tested the Glüxkind at a farm in North Van, and the motor assist helped the wheels glide through muddy pens and uneven trails like it was nothing. It handled every surface we threw at it—and my shoulders noticed.

Music mode = toddler-approved entertainment

One of the unexpected hits? The built-in music.

What could have been just another uphill walk turned into a vibe. My toddler asked for music, then hopped into the base of the stroller while my youngest sat up top (the double seat isn’t out yet, but we made it work for our short walk home). My oldest has repeatedly asked if we can turn the stroller music back on.

Both kids were fascinated by the tech. It kind of felt like the Tesla of strollers—sleek, intuitive, and smarter than you'd expect.

Why it worked for me

I’m not a gear junkie. I like things that are beautifully made, practical, and actually make my day easier. That’s what the Gluxkind stroller did.

I could text with one hand while it cruised beside me, and the automatic braking on downhill slopes gave me peace of mind. We tried it on paved sidewalks, farm trails, and forest paths—and it handled everything with ease.

Final thoughts

I’m the type of parent who doesn’t like to be held back. I like to move, explore, get outside as much as I can. I’m not into gimmicks—but I am into smart, well-designed tools that meet me where I’m at: a working mom, raising two kids, climbing both literal and metaphorical hills every day.

The Gluxkind stroller feels like a small luxury that makes a big difference in my life.

Would I recommend it? If you’ve got hills, busy hands, kids who love music: 100%.

Samantha is a mom of two, marketing power house and business owner of Better Basics. If you are looking for better, cleaner, organic care products for your family and your home her company Better Basics has you covered with amazing, thoughtfully engineered and stylish products.