The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Noonee: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region. 1 source back the record.
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
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Noonee on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Apr 2015. Explore where Noonee's robots are operating, by place and type.
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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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Noonee1 deployment
Recent coverage
Noonee in third-party press
Peers
26 peers across 1 segment. Every Noonee competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
exoskeleton(26)
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
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.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 1, 2015
Chairless Chair at Ingolstadt, Germany
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
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
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
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
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
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 21st percentile but verifies reality at the 1st percentile among exoskeletons. Hype Gap +19.9, 17th widest among exoskeletons.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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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: Aug 29, 2026