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Meta description (SEO): Week 32 roundup of exoskeleton and wearable robotics: industrial use cases, consumer crowdfunding records, open-source control platforms, military projects, awards, business partnerships, jobs, events, and newsletter stats.

Highlights

• Podcast: Zen Koh on making rehabilitation robots and exoskeletons mainstream.
• Industrial: Resilient 3D-printed arm-sleeve interface correction; NIOSH-aligned article on exos reducing MSDs in mining; Auxivo OmniSuit case at MAN Energy Solutions; Innophys Soft-Light2 on sale (~¥39,600, under $300).
• Medical: Personalized ML control for a soft inflatable upper-limb exosuit; stakeholder study on home-based lower-limb exoskeletons (older adults + physiotherapists).
• Consumer: DNSYS Z1 becomes the highest-funded exoskeleton crowdfunding campaign, edging past the 2023 Hypershell record.
• Students & Education: CEINMS-RT open-source, real-time neuromusculoskeletal platform from University of Twente (Massimo Sartori) with McGill and Griffith, via the SWAG project.
• Military: Auxsys joins EDA EXOSOL; Letterkenny Army Depot SBIR Depot Day highlights hard-to-automate maintenance tasks suited to wearables.
• Awards: GOGOA’s HELK selected “Fresh Product 2025” (Madrid exhibit, Jun 16–Sep 14).
• Business: Humotech partners with Bio-Connect to expand access in Europe; Bionic Power joins the Mobility Unlimited Hub cohort.

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