The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies GoXtudio: 1 model. 5 sources back the record.
CategoryWearable AI
Overview
GoXtudio (dba GoX Studio, now GoX Labs) develops wearable robotics and predictive injury prevention technology for workforce safety. Products include the Boost system (smartwatch and sensor pod for injury prediction), GoX Ergo (wearable sensor kit for ergonomics), GoX SmartRun Insole, and PhenEx exoskeleton for industrial lifting.
Founded by former DARPA Program Manager Dr. Joseph Hitt and Dr. Bruce Floersheim. Customers include US Steel, Toyota, US Military, Samsung, and CNA Insurance.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
GoX Labs SeAH Global seed (primary GoX Labs)
Wearable workforce safety
Haptic injury-prevention alerts
Data & sources
Web sources
5
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Joseph Hitt, Ph.D. CEO & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Bruce Floersheim, Ph.D., P.E. COO & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Joseph Hitt, Ph.D.cofounderno longer at company
- Bruce Floersheim, Ph.D., P.E.cofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for GoXtudio.
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 →
Recent coverage
GoXtudio in third-party press
Peer companies
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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.
Funding rounds (2)
- Non-equity Assistance
Investors: EvoNexus (lead)
- Seed2022-11-04
Investors: SeAH Global (SeAH Besteel Holdings) (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in GoXtudio’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2022-11-04Seed
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (5)
- https://exoskeletonreport.com/2015/02/businesses-that-have-or-are-exploring-exoskeleton-products-in-alphabetical-order/
- https://www.goxlabs.com/post/world-s-most-advanced-health-safety-tech-startup-gox-labs-secures-seed-funding-from-seah-global
- https://www.goxlabs.com/
- https://www.goxlabs.com/workforce-safety
- https://www.goxlabs.com/boost-plus
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for GoXtudio.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning GoXtudio from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Risk and Safety Solutions Hosts Its First Symposium on the Future of Safety Technology
Joe Hitt, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder of GoX Labs, presented on AI-driven Wearables Reshaping Enterprise Safety at UC Risk and Safety Solutions symposium.
GoX Wearable Tech Advances Workers' Safety
GoX Labs co-founded in 2014 by Joe Hitt and Bruce Floersheim. Products include Boost wearable system and PhenEx exoskeleton developed with ASU WearTech. Official Partner of…
Everguard.ai CEO Joins Board at Technology Innovator GoX Labs
Sandeep Pandya, CEO of Everguard.ai, joined the board of GoX Labs. Pandya also served on GoX Labs Board of Advisors from Nov 2022 to Jun 2023.
World's Most Advanced Health & Safety Tech Startup GoX Labs Secures Seed Funding from SeAH Global
GoX Labs, a Phoenix, Arizona-based startup developing predictive injury prevention solution Boost, raised undisclosed seed funding from SeAH Global, Inc., a US-entity of SeAH…
GoX Wins EmergeAZ Fast Grant
StartupAZ awarded EmergeAZ Fast Grant to GoX Labs along with other Arizona startups.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/goxtudio.md
- RSS feed: /companies/goxtudio/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/20808137-4147-45be-ab1b-db947029a7af
- Revision history: /companies/goxtudio/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
GoXtudio draws attention at the 18th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 48 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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 5, 2026