Exoskeletons
Powered and passive wearable robotic augmentation systems for industrial lifting safety, occupational strain reduction, and mobility assistance.
Active Deployments
[122 Recorded]- MO/GO at North Vancouver, Canada[OPERATIONAL]
North Vancouver, Canada · Jul 24, 2024 · Skip · MO/GO
Details - MAX Industrial Exoskeleton at Multiple, Global[OPERATIONAL]
Multiple, Global · Jan 1, 2023 · SuitX (US Bionics) · MAX Industrial Exoskeleton
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[73 Indexed]- HANK[PRODUCTION][2024]
Lower-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton with 6 motorized joints and adaptive gait pattern, designed for patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, and other neurological conditions.
GOGOA Mobility Robots · exoskeletons · 5 deployments
View spec - Muscle Suit Every[PRODUCTION][2020]
Innophys' Muscle Suit Every is a pneumatic, compressed-air back-support exoskeleton that assists leaning, lifting, and carrying during repetitive tasks; one of the most widely produced exoskeletons, with over 20,000 units made as of 2024.
Innophys · exoskeletons · 1 deployment
View spec - German Bionic Cray X[COMMERCIAL][2021–2024]
Powered (motor-driven), AI-controlled back-support exosuit for industrial lifting; 5th generation adds active walking assistance.
German Bionic · exoskeletons · 5 deployments
View spec - Ant-H1 Pro[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Lightweight walking-assist exoskeleton from the Ant series, designed for consumer and industrial use.
Kenqing Technology · exoskeletons · 2 deployments
View spec - WALKBOT[COMMERCIAL][2011–2024]
Fixed-frame gait rehabilitation exoskeleton for clinical use.
P&S Mechanics · exoskeletons · 5 deployments
View spec - Cyberdyne HAL[COMMERCIAL][2008–2024]
Powered (motor-driven) exoskeleton whose distinguishing feature is bioelectric-signal control: skin-surface sensors detect the faint nerve/muscle signals of intended movement and drive the actuators in sync.
Cyberdyne · exoskeletons · 3 deployments
View spec - EksoNR[COMMERCIAL][2020–2024]
Powered (motor-driven) lower-limb exoskeleton for clinical gait rehabilitation (stroke, spinal-cord injury, acquired brain injury).
Ekso Bionics · exoskeletons · 4 deployments
View spec - Rex Bionics REX[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Powered hands-free exoskeleton for supervised rehab: self-supporting (no crutches/walker), leaving arms free for exercises.
Rex Bionics · exoskeletons · 4 deployments
View spec - SEEPPO Exoskeleton[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Passive and powered exoskeleton systems for industrial, outdoor, and emergency-response applications.
SEEPPO (Guangzhou Shipeng Technology) · exoskeletons · 2 deployments
View spec - Exo-H2[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Lower limb exoskeleton emulating human walking for individuals with brain injuries or cerebral palsy.
Technaid S.L. · exoskeletons · 2 deployments
View spec - Amadeo[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Robotic finger rehabilitation device for hand therapy.
Tyromotion · exoskeletons · 2 deployments
View spec - Pneumatic Power Assist Glove[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Soft pneumatic exoskeleton glove for hand and finger assistance.
Daiya Industry Co., Ltd. · exoskeletons · 2 deployments
View spec - Againer System[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Ski enhancement brace with gas-powered knee springs for shock absorption and weight transfer.
Againer Ski · exoskeletons · 2 deployments
View spec - Honda Walking Assist Device[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Lightweight (~6 lb) powered exoskeleton worn around torso/waist/thighs that assists hip flexion/extension for gait rehab; two motors on a single battery.
Honda · exoskeletons · 2 deployments
View spec - Fourier ExoMotus M4[COMMERCIAL][2024]
Powered bilateral lower-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton with motorized hip/knee actuators and AI-adaptive passive/assistive/active/resistive modes selectable by patient stage.
Fourier Intelligence · exoskeletons · 2 deployments
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[14 Logged]- Wandercraft recalls Atalante X self-balancing exoskeleton over a lateral-balance issue that can cause patient falls[RECALL]
Apr 3, 2025 · Wandercraft · Wandercraft Atalante X · Paris
Details - Wandercraft Atalante X: patient fall after the assistant released the lift while the therapist stepped away (FDA MAUDE)[INJURY]
Mar 17, 2025 · Wandercraft · Wandercraft Atalante X · Paris
Details - Ekso Bionics EksoNR: knee swelling and a left motor overheating during sit-to-stand (FDA MAUDE)[INJURY]
Apr 14, 2023 · Ekso Bionics · EksoNR · United States
Details - Ekso Bionics EksoGT: lower-back pain on sit-to-stand in a patient with an incompletely healed femur (FDA MAUDE)[INJURY]
Oct 28, 2020 · Ekso Bionics · EksoNR · United States
Details - FDA Class 2 recall of ReWalk Personal exoskeleton due to battery fire risk[RECALL]
Feb 28, 2020 · ReWalk Robotics · ReWalk Personal Exoskeleton · Multiple, USA
Details - ReWalk (now Lifeward) recalls personal exoskeletons after battery waistpacks caught fire while charging[RECALL]
Feb 28, 2020 · Lifeward · ReWalk Personal 6.0 · Marlborough
Details - ReWalk (now Lifeward) Personal 6.0: lateral tibial plateau fracture in a new user (FDA MAUDE)[INJURY]
Dec 18, 2019 · Lifeward · ReWalk Personal 6.0 · Marlborough
Details - ReWalk (now Lifeward) recalls Personal 6.0 exoskeleton after tibia and fibula injury complaints[RECALL]
Aug 14, 2017 · Lifeward · ReWalk Personal 6.0 · Marlborough
Details - REX exoskeleton session resulted in bilateral femur fractures in a spinal cord injury patient with osteoporosis[INJURY]
May 2, 2016 · Rex Bionics · Rex Bionics REX · New Zealand, Oceania
Details - Iran captured a US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth surveillance drone largely intact (2011)[OTHER]
Dec 4, 2011 · Lockheed Martin · SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) · Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
Details - FDA Class 2 recall of Hocoma Lokomat System due to software sensitivity bug[RECALL]
May 27, 2009 · Hocoma · Hocoma Lokomat · Global
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (ANNA, OHIO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jan 24, 2018 · Honda · Industrial Robot / Workcell · ANNA, OHIO, USA
Details - OSHA: Amputation involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc (ANNA, OHIO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Jul 31, 2024 · Honda · Industrial Robot / Workcell · ANNA, OHIO, USA
Details - Italian Health Ministry issued Field Safety Notice for Motorika ReoAmbulator[REGULATORY ACTION]
Motorika
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Active Manufacturers & Operators
[55 Tracked]- German Bionic
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 7 deployments · Funding: $52M
Inspect - Fourier Intelligence
[PRIVATE] · 4 models · 6 deployments · Funding: $92M
Inspect - Honda
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 6 deployments
Inspect - Ekso Bionics
[PUBLIC] · 2 models · 5 deployments
Inspect - Cyberdyne
[PUBLIC] · 1 models · 5 deployments
Inspect - GOGOA Mobility Robots
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 5 deployments · Funding: $910,000
Inspect - Kenqing Technology
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 5 deployments
Inspect - P&S Mechanics
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 5 deployments · Funding: $17M
Inspect - Lockheed Martin
[PUBLIC] · 3 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Tyromotion
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Angel Robotics
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 4 deployments
Inspect - Rex Bionics
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 4 deployments · Funding: $17M
Inspect - Wandercraft
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 2 deployments · Funding: $120M
Inspect - DIH Medical
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Marsi Bionics
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 3 deployments
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Regulatory Policies & Safety Standards
[27 Filings]- ISO 13482:2014 - Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for personal care robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 18497:2024 - Safety of partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous agricultural machinery[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 25785-1 (in development) - Safety for humanoid robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 3691-4 - Industrial trucks - Safety requirements - Part 4: Driverless industrial trucks (AMRs)[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO/TR 23482-1:2020 - Robotics - Application of ISO 13482 - Part 1: Safety-related test methods[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - Indianapolis City-County Council approves a data-center permitting pause through 2027 (Proposal 238), pending final commission action[in effect]
Indianapolis · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Maryland creates statewide oversight for large data centers (25 MW+) via executive order[in effect]
Maryland · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Monterey Park voters approve a citywide prohibition on data centers (Measure NDC)[in effect]
Monterey Park · operational restriction
Inspect filing - New York imposes a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers (Executive Order 62)[in effect]
New York · operational restriction
Inspect filing - New York Legislature passes a one-year permitting moratorium on large data centers, awaiting the Governor's signature[in effect]
New York · operational restriction
Inspect filing - BIS Oct 7 2022 export controls on advanced AI chips to China[in effect]
United States (BIS) · operational restriction
Inspect filing