Hero Arm

Open Bionics' Hero Arm is a lightweight 3D-printed myoelectric prosthetic arm for people with below-elbow limb difference; sensors detect residual-muscle signals for intuitive multi-grip control. Newer Hero PRO and Hero RGD variants are wireless and waterproof.

Yes. Hero Arm is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Hero Arm is made by Open Bionics, based in Bristol, UK, founded in 2014.

2 verified deployments of Hero Arm are on the DEPLOY registry, including at United Kingdom, United States (800+ Hanger Clinic locations).

Hero Arm is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable wearable robots to Hero Arm include Synchron Stentrode, Bee AI Wearable, Bee Pioneer, Esper Hand.

Hero Arm and Synchron Stentrode (Synchron · 5 deployments) are both wearable robots on the DEPLOY registry. Hero Arm has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Hero Arm ranks in roughly the top 53% of wearable models tracked by the registry.

Hero Arm is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Hero Arm has been superseded by a newer generation. The historical record remains on the registry for reference. Successor: Hero Arm.

Hero Arm has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.