Exoskeletons at work across industries.
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Manufacturing & Assembly
Exoskeletons used across assembly, automotive production, aerospace, shipbuilding and other industrial operations where repetitive posture, overhead work and manual handling shape product selection.
Overhead assembly and tool holding, Repetitive trunk flexion and forward bending, Manual lifting and material transfer
Back, Shoulder, Arm, Hip
Mostly passive
Logistics & Warehousing
Wearable support systems for picking, lifting, carrying, loading and repetitive movement inside warehouses, distribution centers and material handling environments.
Parcel and order picking, Lifting from floor, pallet or conveyor height, Carrying and load transfer
Back, Shoulder, Lower Back, Hip
Mostly passive
Healthcare & Rehabilitation
Clinical rehabilitation, gait training, hand therapy, assistive mobility and caregiving systems used across hospitals, clinics, research programs and home environments.
Gait training and ambulation practice, Upper limb and hand rehabilitation, Mobility assistance in daily living
Lower Limb, Hip, Knee, Back
Mostly powered
Construction & Field Operations
Support systems for overhead work, drilling, tool handling, lifting and sustained postures in construction, infrastructure, mining, utilities and other field environments.
Overhead drilling and installation, Tool holding and sustained arm elevation, Material carrying and lifting
Shoulder, Back, Arm, Full Body
Mostly passive
Defense & Emergency Response
Exoskeleton and wearable support concepts for load carriage, mobility, rescue, emergency response and physically demanding field operations.
Operational load carriage, Rescue and casualty support tasks, Long distance mobility under load
Lower Limb, Back, Full Body, Shoulder
Mostly powered
Outdoor, Sports & Consumer Mobility
Outdoor support systems, sports products and consumer mobility devices designed for walking, skiing, recreation and personal movement.
Walking and mobility assistance, Hiking and outdoor movement, Skiing and recreational support
Lower Limb, Hip, Knee, Back
Mostly powered
Research & Education
Research exoskeletons, open platforms, laboratory systems and educational technologies used to study biomechanics, control, rehabilitation and wearable robotics.
Biomechanics and human robot interaction studies, Control system and sensor research, Rehabilitation robotics research
Lower Limb, Arm, Hip, Knee
Mostly powered
Agriculture & Farming
Wearable support systems relevant to repetitive bending, lifting, harvesting, sorting and manual work across agricultural and farming environments.
Harvesting and repetitive bending, Crate, produce and material handling, Sorting and packing
Back, Lower Back, Hip, Shoulder
Mostly passive
What changes from one environment to another
Task rhythm, movement, body area and supervision shape what a suitable system needs to do.
Overhead assembly and tool holding
- Support areas
- Back, Shoulder, Arm
- System profile
- Mostly passive
Parcel and order picking
- Support areas
- Back, Shoulder, Lower Back
- System profile
- Mostly passive
Gait training and ambulation practice
- Support areas
- Lower Limb, Hip, Knee
- System profile
- Mostly powered
Overhead drilling and installation
- Support areas
- Shoulder, Back, Arm
- System profile
- Mostly passive
Products associated with different industries
Four established products, each shown with the environment and application that make it relevant.
Comau
MATE-XT
Overhead assembly and sustained upper limb work
German Bionic
Apogee
Lifting, handling and repeated movement in warehouse operations
Ekso Bionics
EksoNR
Clinical gait rehabilitation and supervised walking practice
Hilti
EXO-O1
Overhead installation, drilling and sustained arm elevation
Industry narrows the market. The task defines the choice.
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Deployment
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Companies represented across the index
These companies are linked to published products across the industries shown on this page.
Kenqing Technology
China
Angel Robotics
South Korea
Ottobock / SUITX
Germany
Cyberdyne
Japan
Auxivo
Switzerland
ULS Robotics
China
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