Equipment that supports
the programme around it
Exoskeletons, gait and rehabilitation robots and industrial support wearables, supplied to hospitals, rehabilitation centres, care operators and employers, with the clinical and regulatory boundaries written down rather than implied.
A device is equipment. The outcome belongs to the programme.
Wearable robotics is an emotive category, which is exactly why this page is written carefully. These systems are used to support mobility, to reduce measured physical load and to assist rehabilitation programmes. They are equipment used within a programme, not a treatment in themselves, and we will not describe them as one.
Our side of it plainly. We supply, specify and source exoskeletons, rehabilitation and gait robots, mobility assistance systems and industrial support wearables, along with their accessories and spares. We do not manufacture them, we do not prescribe them, and we do not deliver therapy. Clinical decisions belong to your clinicians. Device claims, approved indications and certification belong to the manufacturer, and we quote them as theirs, in writing, for your market.
This page is written for institutions: hospitals, rehabilitation centres, orthopaedic and sports medicine clinics, elderly care and nursing operators, employers, and distributors. If you are an individual or a family looking for a device for someone you care about, we understand why you are here, and the honest answer is that suitability has to be assessed by a qualified clinician who knows that person. Ask their rehabilitation team, and we will happily supply through them.
On the industrial side the same discipline applies. Measured reduction in load on the lower back or shoulders is real and worth having. Injury rates depend on the whole job, not on a worn device, and load taken off one part of the body has to go somewhere else. Which is why we ask you to trial before you buy a fleet, on the actual task, with the people who would wear it.
Why source these systems through us
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Regulatory status in writing
Which device, approved for what, in which market, by whom. Named and documented before an order rather than assumed from a brochure.
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Manufacturer claims kept as theirs
Indications, evidence and figures attributed to the manufacturer and their test conditions. We do not repackage them as our own promises.
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We stay out of clinical decisions
Suitability, protocols and patient selection belong to your clinicians. A supplier who advises on those is a supplier to be careful of.
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Trials before fleets
On the real task, with the people who would wear it. Fit and comfort decide whether industrial units are worn or left in a locker.
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Sizing and fit taken seriously
These are worn on bodies that vary. Size ranges, adjustment and who is trained to fit the device are settled before delivery.
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Hygiene and inspection planned
Cleaning, shared use between patients, inspection intervals and service life, agreed at order rather than discovered by an auditor.
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Data questions raised early
Gait data and session video are clinical information about identifiable people. Where it lives and who sees it belongs in the decision.
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An honest no
If there is no trained team, no programme around it or no budget for maintenance, the device will sit unused. We would rather say so now.
Who these systems are supplied to
Institutional and occupational buyers. A sample rather than a limit, and in every case the device is supplied to an organisation with qualified people around it.
- Hospitals
- Rehabilitation centres
- Neurological rehabilitation units
- Orthopaedic clinics
- Sports medicine & performance
- Physiotherapy practices
- Elderly care & nursing homes
- Assisted living operators
- Occupational health services
- Manufacturing
- Warehousing & logistics
- Construction
- Airports & ground handling
- Automotive assembly
- Government & public health bodies
- Defence & security, subject to screening
- Universities & research groups
- Regional distributors
Six distinct things under one heading
Medical rehabilitation exoskeletons
Powered lower or upper limb systems used within clinical rehabilitation programmes, including programmes for stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, orthopaedic surgery recovery and traumatic injury, subject to the manufacturer's approved indications for your market.
Hospitals & rehabilitation centresClinical decisions: your cliniciansGait & walking rehabilitation robots
Stationary and supported systems used for gait training, balance work and repetitive walking practice, usually with body weight support and session recording for the therapy team to review.
Rehabilitation units & clinicsProtocols: your therapy teamMobility assistance systems
Lighter powered and passive wearables used to support walking stability and reduce fatigue during daily activity, within a care or therapy plan. Used in falls and balance programmes; no device prevents a fall.
Elderly care & assisted livingSuitability: assessing clinicianIndustrial support exoskeletons
Passive and powered back, shoulder and upper limb support for lifting, overhead and sustained posture work. Measured load reduction on the supported area is the honest benefit, and the trial is what proves it for your task.
Employers & occupational healthRisk assessment: the employerRehabilitation software & motion analysis
Session recording, gait and motion measurement and progress reporting supplied with a platform. Where a manufacturer describes software or AI assisted features, we quote their description rather than inventing one.
Clinical & research teamsInterpretation: qualified cliniciansDefence & tactical load carriage
Load carriage and endurance support systems for government and defence buyers. Enquiries are screened for end use, end user and destination before any quotation, and some products cannot be supplied to some destinations at all.
Government & defenceExport control screening appliesWhat we quote, by type
Availability, specification and regulatory status vary by manufacturer and by market, so this is a list of what we source rather than a catalogue. Yours is confirmed in a written quotation.
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Full body exoskeletons
Powered systems supporting trunk and both limb sets, for rehabilitation and specialist occupational use.
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Lower limb exoskeletons
Hip, knee and ankle support for gait work, standing and walking practice within a programme.
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Upper limb exoskeletons
Shoulder, elbow and hand systems for arm rehabilitation and for sustained overhead tasks.
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Rehabilitation walking robots
Stationary gait trainers with body weight support, used by therapy teams for repetitive practice.
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Walking assistance systems
Lighter wearables used to support stability and reduce fatigue during everyday activity.
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Industrial back support
Passive and powered lumbar support for repeated lifting and forward bending tasks.
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Rehabilitation platforms
Session recording, motion measurement and reporting software supplied with a device.
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Accessories, sizing & spares
Straps, pads, cuffs, batteries, chargers and wear parts. Order the consumables with the device.
Responsibilities, regulation and the practical realities
Supplying regulated wearable equipment is an arrangement rather than a transaction, so this table sets out the arrangement. What applies to your device, your market and your programme is confirmed in writing before an order.
- What we do
- Supply, specify and source exoskeletons, rehabilitation and gait robots, mobility assistance systems, industrial support wearables, accessories and spares, with the manufacturer's current specification quoted in writing
- What we do not do
- Manufacture devices, prescribe them, assess patients, set protocols or deliver therapy. Device claims and certification belong to the manufacturer. Clinical decisions belong to your clinicians. Neither is ours to take on
- Regulatory status
- Most of this equipment is a regulated medical device. Approval is specific to a market and to an indication, so a device cleared in one country is not automatically permitted in another. We confirm the certification that applies to your market in writing, and we will tell you plainly when a device is not approved where you are
- Approved indications
- The manufacturer's, published in their documentation, and the boundary of what the device may be used for. Where a clinician wishes to work outside them, that is a clinical and regulatory decision for your institution and its governance process, and not something a supplier can authorise
- Clinical responsibility
- Assessment, patient selection, supervision, protocol and discharge sit with your qualified clinicians throughout. We supply equipment and the manufacturer's documentation and training; we do not participate in the clinical decision at any point
- Individuals & families
- We supply institutions. If a device is for one person, suitability has to be assessed by a clinician who knows them, and we would rather supply through that team than sell around it. This costs us enquiries and it is the right way round
- Training & competency
- Device training is delivered or arranged with the manufacturer, and competency records are yours to hold. Training on the machine is not the same as clinical competence in using it with a patient, exactly as on the Training & Support page
- Fit & sizing
- These are worn on bodies that vary in height, limb length, weight and range of motion. Size ranges, adjustment limits, contraindicated body dimensions and who is trained to fit the device are confirmed before delivery, not on the day
- Trial before fleet
- For occupational purchases, trial on the actual task with the actual people first. Fit, comfort, heat, donning time and whether it gets in the way decide adoption, and adoption decides whether the purchase was worth anything
- What the evidence supports
- Measured reduction of load on a supported area is well established for industrial devices. Reduction in injury rates is a much larger claim involving task design, hours, training and everything else about the job, and we will not make it for you
- Load has to go somewhere
- Support taken off the lower back is transferred to the thighs, chest or shoulders. That is a trade rather than a free gain, and it is the most common reason a device is uncomfortable and quietly abandoned. Assess the whole body, not the target area
- Occupational safety
- The employer's risk assessment covers the device and the task together. Introducing a wearable changes the assessment rather than satisfying it, and it does not remove the duty to fix the underlying task where the task can be fixed
- Hygiene & shared use
- Devices used across patients need a cleaning, laundering and inspection regime, with the manufacturer's approved products and intervals. Straps, pads and liners are personal or replaceable items, so specify enough of them with the order
- Inspection & service life
- Structural components, straps, actuators and batteries have inspection intervals and a finite service life. A device past its interval is not usable equipment, and this is the first thing an auditor asks to see records for
- Batteries & charging
- Powered systems work in sessions around a charge. Swap capability, charge time, storage and transport rules for the battery chemistry, and the number of packs you actually need, are practical questions that shape the daily schedule
- Data & patient records
- Gait measurements, session logs and video are clinical information about identifiable people. Where it is stored, whether it leaves your site, who can access it and how long it is kept are questions for your data protection people before an order rather than after installation
- Spares & support
- Standard components and consumables come to us as normal. Device-specific parts, firmware and warranty claims go to the manufacturer, and we raise and chase those ourselves rather than handing you a number abroad
- Defence & export control
- Load carriage and endurance systems for military or security end use are screened for end use, end user and destination before a quotation. Some products cannot be supplied to some destinations, and we say so early rather than at shipping
- Funding & reimbursement
- Varies by country, payer and programme, and we are not the right people to advise on it. We will provide the documentation a funding application needs, and we make no representation about whether a device is reimbursable
- Cost
- Quoted per device and per configuration. Budget for what surrounds it as well: training, consumables and replacement straps, batteries, inspection, software terms and the staff time a programme needs to run properly
- When not to buy
- If there is no trained team or clinical programme around the device, if nobody has trialled it on the real task, if the business case rests on an injury rate or outcome claim, or if there is no budget for consumables and inspection. An unused device in a store room is the usual result
Certification for your market, approved indications, responsibilities and training scope are confirmed in writing before an order. Nothing on this page is clinical advice.
The equipment, and the people trained to use it
A device on its stand, a therapist fitting straps, a fit check before a shift, a charging bay and an inspection record. The ordinary version of this work rather than the inspirational one.
Take the detail with you
Asked before you ask
01 Will an exoskeleton help someone walk again?
That is not a question a supplier can answer, and you should be wary of any supplier who does. What we can tell you is what the equipment is: these systems are used within rehabilitation programmes to support standing, stepping and repeated gait practice, and to reduce the physical strain on the therapists doing that work. What a particular person can achieve depends on their condition, their stage of recovery, their programme and their clinical team, and only a clinician who has assessed them can speak to it. If you want the manufacturer's published indications and their own evidence for a specific device, we will send those to you as theirs, in writing, and your clinicians can judge them.
02 We are a family buying for a relative. Can you help?
Partly, and we would rather be straight with you than take the order. We supply institutions, and the reason is not commercial: whether a particular device suits a particular person depends on their diagnosis, their measurements, their strength and balance, and what else is going on medically. Getting that wrong risks a fall or an injury, and a website cannot assess it. So ask their rehabilitation team or consultant whether a device of this kind is appropriate, and if it is, we will happily supply it through that team, or tell you which local provider already runs a programme with the equipment. Please do not send us medical details in the enquiry form; it is not a secure channel for health information.
03 Is the device approved in our country?
Ask us per device and per market, and expect a written answer rather than a reassuring one. Most of this equipment is a regulated medical device, approval is specific to a market and to an indication, and a clearance in one country tells you very little about another. We will confirm what certification the manufacturer holds that applies to you, what indications it covers, and any conditions attached to it. Where a device is not approved in your market we will say so and stop, because supplying it anyway would put your institution in a far worse position than a lost quotation puts us.
04 Do industrial exoskeletons actually reduce injuries?
They reduce measured load on the area they support, which is well established and genuinely useful. Whether that reduces injuries in your operation is a much bigger question involving the task itself, hours, rotation, training and everything else about the job, and we are not going to claim it for you. Two practical warnings. Load taken off the lower back is transferred somewhere else on the body, so comfort has to be assessed across the whole person. And a device that is hot, slow to put on or awkward in a tight space does not get worn, which makes its measured performance irrelevant. Trial on the real task with the real people before you buy a fleet, and treat the wearers' verdict as the result.
05 Who trains our staff, and who carries the responsibility?
Device training is delivered or arranged with the manufacturer, on the equipment you are buying, and the attendance and competency records are issued to you rather than to the individuals, because people move on. Responsibility divides cleanly and it is worth stating before delivery. The manufacturer is responsible for the device and its claims. Your institution is responsible for clinical governance, patient assessment, supervision and, on the occupational side, for the risk assessment covering the device and the task together. We are responsible for supplying the correct, certified equipment with its documentation, and for handling parts and warranty afterwards. Nobody should be vague about which of those they are doing.
06 Would you ever tell us not to buy?
Regularly, and this category earns it more than most. If there is no trained team and no programme around the device, it will be used twice and stored. If nobody has trialled an industrial unit on the actual task, buying a fleet is a gamble on comfort. If the task itself can be redesigned, a lift assist, a height adjustment or a change to how material arrives will usually beat a wearable outright, and cost less. And if the business case depends on an injury rate or a recovery outcome, the case needs rebuilding, because we have just spent a page explaining why nobody honest will promise you either.
Tell us the setting, the task and who will use it
Whether this is a clinical programme, a care setting or an occupational task changes the device, the certification and the questions that follow. Please do not include patient or medical details; this form is not a secure channel for health information.
Related categories, if the requirement turns out to sit somewhere else.