CategoryExoskeletons
Overview
noonee was a Swiss-German exoskeleton company that developed the Chairless Chair, a passive wearable sitting support exoskeleton for industrial workers who must stand for long periods. Founded as an ETH Zurich spin-off, the company tested its technology at Audi and BMW production plants and commercially launched the Chairless Chair in 2016. noonee was acquired by Carl Stahl GmbH on June 1, 2024, which had been its distribution partner since 2022.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Robot
Focus
CEO
Acquired by
Origin
Product
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Where Noonee's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Keith Gunura CEO & Co-founderreported, not verified
- Johannes Haas CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Keith Gunuracofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Noonee.
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
- Chairless ChairIngolstadt, Germany
Operator customers (1)
- Noonee1 deployment
Recent coverage
Noonee 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
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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 19, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 1, 2015
Chairless Chair at Ingolstadt, Germany
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Noonee?
- noonee was a Swiss-German exoskeleton company that developed the Chairless Chair, a passive wearable sitting support exoskeleton for industrial workers who must stand for long periods. Founded as an ETH Zurich spin-off, the company tested its technology at Audi and BMW production plants and commercially launched the Chairless Chair in 2016. noonee was acquired by Carl Stahl GmbH on June 1, 2024, which had been its distribution partner since 2022.
- What does Noonee make?
- Noonee has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Chairless Chair (Noonee builds physical robots).
- Is Noonee publicly traded?
- Noonee is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Noonee?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Noonee building in the same form factors include Fourier Intelligence, Honda, Ekso Bionics, German Bionic.
- Who is the CEO of Noonee?
- Keith Gunura is the ceo of Noonee, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Noonee?
- Noonee has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.
- Where is Noonee headquartered?
- Noonee is headquartered in Wendlingen, Germany.
- Who owns Noonee?
- Noonee has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.
- Where does Noonee operate robots?
- Noonee operates 1 verified deployment, including at Ingolstadt, Germany.
- Is Noonee a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Noonee ranks in roughly the top 35% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Noonee founded?
- Noonee was founded in 2014.
- Is Noonee safe?
- Noonee 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 Noonee.Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
- German Bionic2 models
- Lifeward2 models
- ATOUN1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Noonee from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Carl Stahl GmbH takes over renowned exoskeleton manufacturer noonee
Carl Stahl GmbH acquired noonee as of June 1, 2024, transitioning from distribution partner (since 2022) to manufacturer of the Chairless Chair exoskeleton.
Chairless chair, with Keith Gunura of noonee, Switzerland
Interview with noonee co-founder and CEO Keith Gunura about the Chairless Chair's development at ETH Zurich, early adoption by BMW and Audi, and the company's growth strategy.
Noonee testing Chairless Chair exoskeleton at Audi production plants
Swiss startup noonee completed first round of testing for the Chairless Chair at Audi production plants, with positive feedback from Audi's Head of Industrial Engineering Methods.
Chairless Chair: Swiss startup Noonee created a wearable leg exoskeleton for sitting anywhere
Slate covers noonee's Chairless Chair, a wearable leg exoskeleton that allows factory workers to sit anywhere without a chair.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/noonee.md
- RSS feed: /companies/noonee/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ae010c4c-04f3-4f34-ad75-737320f4ebc6
- Revision history: /companies/noonee/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
Video
The Noonee Chairless Chair allows for quick, easy and flexible changes between sitting, standing and walking.
Reality vs attention
Noonee draws attention at the 46th percentile but verifies reality at the 5th percentile among exoskeletons. Hype Gap +41, 1st widest among exoskeletons.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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: Jul 23, 2026