Company
Rex Bionics
Rex Bionics develops robotic exoskeletons for rehabilitation, enabling people with spinal cord injuries to stand and walk.
- Founded
- 2007
- HQ
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Status
- private
Models
1
Overview
Rex Bionics develops robotic exoskeletons for rehabilitation, enabling people with spinal cord injuries to stand and walk. The REX exoskeleton provides hands-free gait training.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Robot
REX is a hands-free robotic exoskeleton for supervised clinical rehab.
Technology
Driven by 10 linear actuators managed by 27 onboard microprocessors.
REX design feature
Hands-free operation requiring no crutches or walker.
Founders
Richard Little, Robert Irving
Product
REX robotic exoskeleton for wheelchair users
Application
Rehabilitation, mobility for spinal cord injury patients
Listed on
AIM (London Stock Exchange)
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Safety record
No incidents on record for Rex Bionics.
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 →
Peer companies
- Honda3 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
- German Bionic2 models
- Lifeward2 models
- ATOUN1 model
- B-TEMIA1 model
Supplied by (1)
Actuators & motors
- maxon Groupvia Rex Bionics REXmaxon RE 40 brushed DC motors (10 units, historical generation); current generation uses custom-designed linear actuatorssupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
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.
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Rex Bionics?
- Rex Bionics develops robotic exoskeletons for rehabilitation, enabling people with spinal cord injuries to stand and walk. The REX exoskeleton provides hands-free gait training.
- What does Rex Bionics make?
- Rex Bionics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Rex Bionics REX (Rex Bionics builds physical robots).
- Is Rex Bionics publicly traded?
- No. Rex Bionics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Rex Bionics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Rex Bionics building in the same form factors include Honda, Ekso Bionics, German Bionic, Lifeward.
- Where is Rex Bionics headquartered?
- Rex Bionics is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Where does Rex Bionics operate robots?
- Rex Bionics 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 Rex Bionics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Rex Bionics ranks in roughly the top 70% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Rex Bionics founded?
- Rex Bionics was founded in 2007.
- Is Rex Bionics safe?
- Rex Bionics 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Rex Bionics.Peer companies
- Honda3 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
- German Bionic2 models
- Lifeward2 models
- ATOUN1 model
- B-TEMIA1 model
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/rex-bionics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/rex-bionics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a20476b2-994c-4fba-a189-382fce9c9c3c
- Revision history: /companies/rex-bionics/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
Reality vs attention
Rex Bionics draws attention at the 24th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among exoskeletons.
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 14, 2026