- In June 2025, North Carolina State University researchers created an AI-trained robotic exoskeleton designed to improve human movements in activities like running, walking, and stair climbing, with future applications for individuals with disabilities in industrial and military settings.
- In May 2025, German Bionic launched a comprehensive 360° Human Augmentation Exoskeleton Platform at VivaTech, aimed at improving everyday life by enhancing safety, ease, and comfort for individuals.
- In April 2025, Maxon Group launched a new drive systems portfolio designed for modern robotics applications, including mobile manipulators, exoskeletons, quadrupeds, and humanoids.
- In October 2024, the House of Commons Library reported that approximately 16.1 million people in the UK had a disability in 2022/23, making up 24% of the total populace, highlighting the growing demand for assistive devices like exoskeletons.
- In July 2024, Arc'teryx and Skip launched $5000 exoskeleton hiking pants inspired by mountain goats, indicating a diversification of soft exoskeleton applications into consumer and recreational markets.
- In June 2024, researchers from Seoul National University made a breakthrough in recovery robotics, developing a wearable robot that assists individuals with spinal cord injuries to breathe, cough, and even sing professionally by applying pressure to their diaphragm and mimicking natural exhalation.
- In June 2024, a study demonstrated the potential of newly designed sensory robots with e-skin and artificial muscle layers for medical implants, including a robotic cuff for blood pressure monitoring, an ingestible robot for pH sensing and drug delivery, a robotic gripper for bladder volume measurement, and a robotic patch for cardiac function assessment and electrotherapy.
- In May 2024, researchers at Chung-Ang University developed a wearable robot to aid individuals with muscle weakness and walking difficulties, showing improvements in balance and reduced energy expenditure during walking trials.
- In March 2024, a collaboration between Harvard and Boston University researchers developed a soft wearable robot that assists people with Parkinson's Disease in walking without freezing episodes, by providing external support and gentle pushes.
- In December 2023, German Bionic, an innovator in electrically powered exoskeletons, secured over USD 16.3 million in an extended Series A funding round, aiming to enhance collaboration and scale production for better market deployment, particularly for models like Apogee and Apogee+ in logistics, retail, and healthcare.
- In November 2023, ReWalk Robotics successfully demonstrated its AI-enabled exoskeleton, developed under the Israel Innovation Authority's Human Robot Interaction (HRI) Consortium, marking a significant step forward in intelligent assistive devices.
