This is the first-ever year with consumer and occupational exoskeleton Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals! Perhaps this is a sign that the field is maturing!? In this week’s archive copy: exoskeleton sales, new exo-related job openings, link to episode 23 of our podcast with special guests: one of the oldest exoskeleton companies: Bionic Power, new hardware for an active ankle wearable robot from the University of Utah, awards&recognitions for WIRobotics, Angel Robotics,  and Dr. Karl Zelik, and an updated event calendar.

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Episode 23: From Military Innovation to Medical Impact: Bionic Power is Helping Children Walk Again

Founded in 2007, Bionic Power has one of the longest journeys in the world of exoskeleton technology. Join us in this episode with Gualtiero, CEO, and Rob Nathan, Director of Operations at Bionic Power, as we go on a journey from military exos to pediatric medical ones.

Black Friday Deals*

• Hypershell
• The Exoskeleton Store
• Dnsys

You can also see the full separate article here: Black Friday 2025 Exoskeleton Deals

The new National Safety Council “fatigue innovation” challenge is a natural fit for exoskeleton companies, since many devices directly reduce localized muscular fatigue and help workers maintain safer performance on long, physically demanding shifts. Teams can win subscription/grant priority, up to $20k in pilot funding, and travel reimbursement to attend the NSC Congress & Expo

A Lightweight, Fully Integrated Ankle Exoskeleton with High-Torque Density Series-Elastic Actuation

A hardware design that delivers 37 Nm/kg, while remaining lightweight (1.24kg) and without any backpack or peripherals.

WIRobotics ‘WIM KIDS’ won the CES 2026 Digital Health Innovation Award

Dr. Karl Zelik is one of five Vanderbilt faculty members named 2025 Master Innovators for their extraordinary contributions to translating research into commercial applications that have significant societal impact!

Angel Robotics has been selected as a ‘Next-Generation World-Class Product and Manufacturing Company’ at the ‘2025 World-Class Products Certification Ceremony’ hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) and organized by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!