CategoryExoskeletons
Overview
Laevo is a Dutch exoskeleton company founded in 2013, developing passive back-support exoskeletons for industrial workers. The company is one of the oldest and most experienced exoskeleton companies in the world, based in Rijswijk, Netherlands.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Rogier Barents CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Laevo.
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
Laevo in third-party press
Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
- German Bionic2 models
- Lifeward2 models
- ATOUN1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 20, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Laevo?
- Laevo is a Dutch exoskeleton company founded in 2013, developing passive back-support exoskeletons for industrial workers. The company is one of the oldest and most experienced exoskeleton companies in the world, based in Rijswijk, Netherlands.
- What does Laevo make?
- Laevo has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Laevo (Laevo builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Laevo?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Laevo building in the same form factors include Fourier Intelligence, Honda, Ekso Bionics, German Bionic.
- Who is the CEO of Laevo?
- Rogier Barents is the ceo of Laevo, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Laevo headquartered?
- Laevo is headquartered in Rijswijk, Netherlands.
- Where does Laevo operate robots?
- Laevo is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Laevo a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Laevo ranks in roughly the top 92% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Laevo founded?
- Laevo was founded in 2013.
- Is Laevo safe?
- Laevo has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Laevo.Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
- German Bionic2 models
- Lifeward2 models
- ATOUN1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Laevo from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Are Exoskeletons Finally Here For Everyone? - Esquire Singapore
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Assistive exoskeletons in industry: a success story - Universiteit Twente
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Laevo FLEX 3.0 is the First-Ever Exoskeleton Issued Personal Protective Equipment PPE CE Mark - Exoskeleton Report
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Back pain reducing exoskeleton for e-commerce workers - ZDNET
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Exoskeletons can reduce strain also in health care - EurekAlert!
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiW0FVX3lxTE44VU9WOHdpNy1ObkdxVUVmbnpXaWZBTmU2Zzg0YlVxcmJnRldPNmt2bWx6WVNQVHF1S3RJTGxYRWlndXN1VDBPMWIyQS1kQnpzQmtSamJ1cDF5SDQ?oc=5"…
Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe - Sifted
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Hard at work: A review of the Laevo Exoskeleton - Robohub
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/laevo.md
- RSS feed: /companies/laevo/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/f02dda90-5406-47df-8b26-8c7a6e29b6b0
- Revision history: /companies/laevo/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
- German Bionic2 models
- Lifeward2 models
- ATOUN1 model
Reality vs attention
Laevo draws attention at the 10th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among exoskeletons.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Jul 23, 2026