Independent guidance for exoskeleton strategy, evaluation, and adoption

Exoskeletons are exciting, but they are rarely simple.

They sit at the intersection of engineering, ergonomics, manufacturing, rehabilitation, standards, safety, product design, and public perception. That is what makes the field promising — and what makes it easy to misunderstand.

Through the Exoskeleton Report, I offer independent consulting for teams that need a clearer view of the exoskeleton and wearable robotics landscape. This can include product strategy, market context, use-case scoping, device evaluation planning, white paper support, communication review, and speaking or workshop engagements.

My role is not to sell a device, guarantee an outcome, or provide paid praise. My role is to help you ask better questions, identify tradeoffs, avoid obvious mismatches, and translate a complex technology space into practical next steps.

What I help with

Strategy, market context, and positioning

I help companies and teams make sense of where an exoskeleton product, idea, or opportunity fits within the broader wearable robotics landscape.

This can include reviewing business plans, product positioning, market assumptions, competitor context, category definitions, portfolio structure, and go-to-market framing. It is especially useful when a team is entering a new segment, preparing investor or partner materials, reconsidering its messaging, or trying to understand how its product will be perceived by buyers, users, regulators, or the public.

The goal is not to make the story louder. The goal is to make it clearer, more accurate, and more useful.

Use-case scoping and device-selection support

Not every task needs an exoskeleton, and not every exoskeleton fits the same user, work environment, movement pattern, or adoption pathway.

I help teams think through the early questions before they commit time and budget to a pilot, procurement path, product claim, or comparison table. This can include task matching, device category review, user and environment considerations, evaluation criteria, training considerations, and the practical tradeoffs that are often missed when the focus is only on the hardware.

Sometimes the useful answer is, “This looks promising.” Sometimes it is, “This needs a different device category.” Sometimes it is, “An exoskeleton may not be the right first solution for this task.” All three answers can save time.

Evaluation and pilot planning

A good exoskeleton evaluation starts before the first demo.

I can help frame pilot questions, comparison criteria, data-gathering approaches, stakeholder concerns, and practical success measures. This may include support for internal evaluation plans, landscape briefs, device comparison frameworks, survey questions, interview guides, or post-pilot summaries.

I do not replace your internal safety, clinical, legal, procurement, or regulatory teams. Instead, I help prepare the exoskeleton-specific context so those teams can make better-informed decisions.

White papers, surveys, and standards-aware documents

Exoskeletons are often difficult to explain because the terminology, claims, testing approaches, and user expectations are still evolving.

I help with documents that need to be technically aware but still readable: white papers, background memos, standards-aware reviews, terminology support, market summaries, survey projects, and public-facing explanations.

This work can be useful for companies, public-sector teams, associations, researchers, and organizations that need to communicate about wearable robotics without oversimplifying or overhyping the topic.

Communications, media, and education

A technically accurate message can still fail if it does not land with the intended audience.

I help bridge the gap between engineers, executives, marketers, researchers, safety professionals, clinicians, regulators, media, and end users. Engagements can include messaging review, article or presentation feedback, interview preparation, event support, panel participation, podcast appearances, webinars, and workshops.

The focus is always the same: make the topic easier to understand without stripping away the nuance.

Why work with me

I have spent more than a decade helping people understand exoskeletons, exosuits, and wearable robotics through Exoskeleton Report.

That work has included tracking the industry, building public resources, reviewing companies and devices, attending exoskeleton conferences and demonstrations, trying a wide range of systems firsthand, interviewing stakeholders, and following the development of standards, terminology, and adoption practices.

My perspective is also shaped by work outside of publishing. I have real R&D, process development, manufacturing floor, technical writing, ergonomics, workflow, and tooling experience. That matters because exoskeleton adoption does not happen in a brochure. It happens around real users, real tasks, real constraints, and real organizations.

I am especially interested in helping teams move from the initial “What is this technology?” stage toward better questions about application, adoption, task matching, training, and communication.

Selected public work

• Co-founder of Exoskeleton Report, an independent publication focused on exoskeletons, exosuits, and wearable robotics.
• Public catalog, directory, article, and resource work helping organize the exoskeleton landscape by device type, application, and category.
• Co-author of the Hypershell Consumer Exoskeleton Standards White Paper, focused on transparent testing and reporting for consumer exoskeletons.
• Work connected to ASTM International’s Exo Technology Center of Excellence survey and report projects, including healthcare professional and exoskeleton producer surveys.
• Contributor to the Wearable Robotics Association white paper Hip Exoskeleton Market – Review of Lift Assist Wearables.
• Participation in exoskeleton standards and terminology work through ASTM F48 and related community efforts.
• Published analysis and commentary on industrial exoskeletons and wearable robotics, including work for Forbes.
• Public speaking, panels, podcasting, and conference participation on exoskeleton industry development, adoption, and market readiness.

Who this is for

This may be a good fit if you are:

• Building or refining an exoskeleton, exosuit, wearable robotics product, or related service.
• Reviewing a product portfolio, business plan, market entry strategy, or investor-facing story.
• Exploring whether an exoskeleton could fit a workplace, rehabilitation, mobility, consumer, military, or research use case.
• Planning a pilot, comparison, survey, landscape review, or white paper.
• Trying to communicate about exoskeletons to a non-specialist audience.
• Organizing a talk, workshop, panel, podcast, webinar, or event involving wearable robotics.

I typically work with product companies, employers, public-sector teams, researchers, investors, analysts, media organizations, associations, and event organizers.

What this is not

This is not a paid endorsement, device sales, procurement brokering, or a guaranteed ranking service.

I do not offer legal, clinical, regulatory, safety certification, or medical advice beyond my scope. I also do not guarantee adoption outcomes, purchasing decisions, injury reduction, performance improvement, or market success.

What I can provide is an independent perspective, exoskeleton-specific context, practical review, clearer language, and a better framework for the decision you are trying to make.

Common engagement formats

Projects can start small. Common formats include:

• An introductory advisory call.
• A focused review of a business plan, product concept, white paper, presentation, or pilot plan.
• A written briefing memo or landscape summary.
• A product, portfolio, or category-positioning review.
• Support with surveys, data gathering, terminology, or document structure.
• A workshop, webinar, panel, podcast, interview, or conference presentation.
• Ongoing advisory support for projects that need deeper involvement over time.

Let’s talk

If you have a project, question, document, event, or decision related to exoskeletons, send a short note through the contact form.

A few lines are enough to start:

• Who you are and what organization you represent.
• What you are building, evaluating, writing, or planning.
• What decision or question are you trying to clarify?
• Your approximate timeline.

If I think I can help, I will suggest a practical next step. If I am not the right fit, I will say so.