Company
Noonee
noonee was a Swiss-German exoskeleton company that developed the Chairless Chair, a passive wearable sitting support exoskeleton for industrial workers who…
- Founded
- 2014
- HQ
- Wendlingen, Germany
- Status
- active
Models
1
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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Robot
Chairless chair exoskeleton for manufacturing workers
Focus
Allows sitting posture without a chair
CEO
Keith Gunura (co-founder)
Acquired by
Carl Stahl GmbH (June 1, 2024)
Origin
ETH Zurich / NCCR Robotics spin-off
Product
Chairless Chair (passive lower-body exoskeleton)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →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 →
Recent coverage
Noonee in third-party press
Peer companies
- Honda3 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
- German Bionic2 models
- Lifeward2 models
- ATOUN1 model
- B-TEMIA1 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.
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 Honda, Ekso Bionics, German Bionic, Lifeward.
- Where is Noonee headquartered?
- Noonee is headquartered in Wendlingen, Germany.
- Where does Noonee operate robots?
- Noonee 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 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 22% 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
- Honda3 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
- German Bionic2 models
- Lifeward2 models
- ATOUN1 model
- B-TEMIA1 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
- Honda3 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
- German Bionic2 models
- Lifeward2 models
- ATOUN1 model
- B-TEMIA1 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 66th percentile but verifies reality at the 5th percentile among exoskeletons. Hype Gap +61, 1st widest among exoskeletons.
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 14, 2026