The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies German Bionic: 2 models, 7 deployments across 3 regions, $52.1M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryExoskeletons
Overview
German Bionic is a European robotics company that develops and manufactures AI-powered exoskeletons and wearable power suits for logistics, industry, and healthcare. Founded in 2017 in Augsburg, it was the first company to deliver connected exoskeletons for the workplace, with products including the Cray X, Apogee ULTRA, and Exia. The company filed for insolvency in November 2025 after a failed financing round and was acquired by Archimedes Partners in March 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 7 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries A Extension post-money
Key facts
Co-CTO
Co-Founders
Total fundingsee investors →
Acquired by
Insolvency filed
Employees
Awards
Offices
Hero image candidate
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
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German Bionic Apogee
Powered (motor-driven), AI-controlled lightweight back-support exosuit (~up to 30 kg lift assistance) for logistics/manufacturing. Powered active assist. lifecycle=paused: maker filed for bankruptcy November 2025 (honest status).
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German Bionic Cray X
Powered (motor-driven), AI-controlled back-support exosuit for industrial lifting; 5th generation adds active walking assistance. Powered active assist. lifecycle=paused: German Bionic filed for bankruptcy November 2025, so continuity is uncertain (honest status).
Partnerships
Every company German Bionic has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Archimedes Partners1× joint
- 2KULR Technology Group1× joint
Most recent
- with Archimedes Partnersoperating
- German Bionic x KULR Technology2025-04-15with KULR Technology Groupjust announced
German Bionic on the deployment map
View the global map7 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jan 2026. Explore where German Bionic's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalGerman Bionic Apogee at Charité Berlin →Western Europe · verified Jan 2026
- operationalGerman Bionic Cray X at Stuttgart →Germany · verified Jun 2024
- operationalGerman Bionic Apogee at Augsburg →Germany · verified Jun 2024
- operationalGerman Bionic Cray X at Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany →Western Europe · verified Aug 2022
- operationalGerman Bionic Cray X at Leupoldsgrun, Bavaria, Germany →Western Europe · verified Nov 2021
- operationalGerman Bionic Cray X at Duisburg →North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · verified Nov 2021
- operationalGerman Bionic Cray X at Malsch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany →Western Europe · verified Nov 2021
View the full German Bionic deployment record →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about German Bionic, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What is the German Bionic Cray X?
Is the Cray X a robot?
Current leadership (3)
- Armin G. Schmidt CEO & Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Dr. Peter Heiligensetzer CTO & Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Norma Steller Co-CTOsecondary-verified
Founders (4)
- Armin G. Schmidtno longer at company
- Dr. Peter Heiligensetzerno longer at company
- Dirk Pöschlno longer at company
- Michael Halbherrno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Dirk Pöschl Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Michael Halbherr Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for German Bionic.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- German Bionic7 deployments
Recent coverage
German Bionic in third-party press
Archimedes Partners Acquires German Bionic to Scale AI-Powered Exoskeleton Platform
Despite full order books: Why exoskeleton star German Bionic suddenly has to file for bankruptcy
KULR Expands into High-Growth Robotics Market with German Bionic AI-Powered Exoskeletons for U.S. Workforce
Peers
28 peers across 1 segment. Every German Bionic competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
exoskeleton(28)
23 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 5009.45179584121) · leader Hypershell at 5217%
- ATOUNdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Againer Skidirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- B-TEMIAdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Bionik Laboratoriesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Cyberdynedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Daiya Industry Co., Ltd.direct competitor(inferred)moderate
Supplied by (1)
Actuators & motors
- Nidec-Shimpo Corporationcompany-levelSuper-flat actuator (FLEXWAVE strain-wave gear + Nidec BLDC, 90mm dia / 40.5mm / 170W)co-developsannounced
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Total funding
- $52.1M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- distressed
- Counterparty risk class
- high
- Going concern
- flaggedStatus: filed for insolvency/bankruptcy Nov 2025 (private company).
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced
Every company German Bionic has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Archimedes Partnersoperating
- German Bionic x KULR Technology2025-04-15with KULR Technology Groupjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Archimedes Partners1× joint
- 2KULR Technology Group1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Archimedes Partners acquires German BionicwithArchimedes Partnersinvestment2026-03-03operating
- German Bionic x KULR TechnologywithKULR Technology Groupdistribution2025-04-15just announced
Funding rounds (3)
German Bionic’s 3 disclosed rounds, $52M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series A Extension2023-12-12
$16M · $97M post
- Debt Financing2022-12-21
$16M · $80M post
- Series A2020-12-01
$20M · $120M post
Investors: Ambroise Fayolle Ventures (follow), Walden Catalyst Ventures (follow), Eric Benhamou (follow), IT Farm (follow), Storm Ventures (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in German Bionic’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Nidec-Shimpo Corporation
2026-06-06Supply: Super-flat actuator (FLEXWAVE strain-wave gear + Nidec BLDC, 90mm dia / 40.5mm / 170W) from Nidec-Shimpo Corporation
PartnershipArchimedes Partners acquires German Bionic
2026-03-03Archimedes Partners acquired German Bionic, strengthening its financial foundation after its November 2025 insolvency filing and supporting international scaling of its Physical AI exoskeleton platform.
PartnershipGerman Bionic x KULR Technology
2025-04-15KULR Technology Group (NYSE American: KULR) partnered with German Bionic to distribute the Apogee ULTRA exoskeleton in North America, forming a dedicated KULR AI and Robotics business unit with exclusive marketing and distribution rights.
Funding roundSeries A Extension funding round
2023-12-12Series A Extension raising $16200000
Funding roundDebt Financing funding round
2022-12-21Debt Financing raising $15900000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2020-12-01Series A raising $20000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
German Bionic Cray X exoskeleton
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
German Bionic Apogee exosuit
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2026
German Bionic Apogee at Charité Berlin
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
German Bionic Apogee at Augsburg
Sources (2)
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/german-bionic-launches-5th-generation-cray-x-smart-ai-powered-exoskeleton-with-active-walking-assistance-outdoor-capabilities-and-other-pioneering-technologies-301442646.html
- https://www.engadget.com/german-bionic-debuts-its-lightest-powered-exosuit-to-date-at-ces-2023-133049208.html
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for German Bionic.Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning German Bionic from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Archimedes Partners Acquires German Bionic to Scale AI-Powered Exoskeleton Platform
Archimedes Partners acquired German Bionic, strengthening its financial foundation after its November 2025 insolvency filing and supporting international scaling of its Physical…
Despite full order books: Why exoskeleton star German Bionic suddenly has to file for bankruptcy
German Bionic filed for insolvency at the Augsburg District Court in November 2025 after a final financing round collapsed, despite strong revenue growth and a full order book.
KULR Expands into High-Growth Robotics Market with German Bionic AI-Powered Exoskeletons for U.S. Workforce
KULR Technology Group partnered with German Bionic to distribute the Apogee ULTRA exoskeleton in North America and form a dedicated KULR AI and Robotics business unit.
German Bionic raises 6.3M for powered exoskeletons
German Bionic raised 6.3M in an expanded Series A funding round for its electrically powered exoskeletons including the Cray X.
Exoskeletons pass practical trial: Innovative technology takes the strain for warehouse employees
DACHSER tested German Bionic Cray X exoskeletons at its Magdeburg logistics center, finding positive results and planning rollout to additional locations including Ulm.
Robots relieve strain on the back: DPD Germany starts long-term test with exoskeletons
DPD Germany began a long-term test of seven German Bionic Cray X exoskeletons at logistics centers in Duisburg, Leupoldsgrun, and Malsch, following a successful two-month pilot.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/german-bionic.md
- RSS feed: /companies/german-bionic/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/dbe8740b-1af7-4342-bec9-005b26276006
- Revision history: /companies/german-bionic/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
Video
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The German Bionic Exia sets a new benchmark in industrial exoskeleton technology. Delivering up to 38 kg (84 lbs) of adaptive lift support per movement, Exia is
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Reality vs attention
German Bionic draws attention at the 52nd percentile but verifies reality at the 99th percentile among exoskeletons. Hype Gap -47.2, 43rd widest among exoskeletons.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 7 verified deployments. Strong deployment footprint with 7 operational sites across 7 countries. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 33 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 29, 2026