The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Rex Bionics: 1 model, 4 deployments across 2 regions, $17.0M raised, 1 active incident. 4 sources back the record.
CategoryExoskeletons
Overview
Rex Bionics develops the REX robotic exoskeleton, a hands-free, self-supporting mobility device that enables wheelchair users with spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions to stand, walk, and exercise. Founded in Auckland in 2003, the company pioneered Robot-Assisted Physiotherapy (RAP) and ran the RAPPER II clinical trial across leading neuro-rehabilitation clinics in the UK and Australia. Rex Bionics was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's AIM in 2014 under the ticker RXB.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundIPO post-money
Key facts
Founders
CEO
CFO
Tickersee public companies →
FDA status
Distribution
Data & sources
Web sources
4
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Rex Bionics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Deltason Medical1× joint
- 2EnableMe1× joint
- 3US Army1× joint
Most recent
- Rex Bionics x US Army2016-03-10with US Armyjust announced
- Rex Bionics x EnableMe2015-06-01with EnableMeoperating
- Rex Bionics x Deltason Medical2015-05-06with Deltason Medicaloperating
Rex Bionics on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Rex Bionics's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalRex Bionics REX at London, United Kingdom →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRex Bionics REX at Auckland, New Zealand →Oceania · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRex Bionics REX at New Zealand, Oceania →Oceania · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRex Bionics REX at Australia, Oceania →Oceania · verified Jun 2024
View the full Rex Bionics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Crispin Simon Chief Executive Officersecondary-verified
- Peter Worrall Chief Financial Officersecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Robert Irvingcofounderno longer at company
- Richard Littlecofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Richard Little Co-founder & former CEO, CTOsecondary-verified
- Robert Irving Co-foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
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 →
Incidents affecting Rex Bionics (1)
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Rex Bionics4 deployments
Recent coverage
Rex Bionics in third-party press
Peers
26 peers across 1 segment. Every Rex Bionics 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
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
- Total funding
- $17.0M
- 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.
Partnerships
3 total · 2 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Rex Bionics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Rex Bionics x US Army2016-03-10with US Armyjust announced
- Rex Bionics x EnableMe2015-06-01with EnableMeoperating
- Rex Bionics x Deltason Medical2015-05-06with Deltason Medicaloperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Deltason Medical1× joint
- 2EnableMe1× joint
- 3US Army1× joint
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Rex Bionics x EnableMewithEnableMedistribution2015-06-01operating
- Rex Bionics x Deltason MedicalwithDeltason Medicaldistribution2015-05-06operating
- Rex Bionics x US ArmywithUS Armydevelopment2016-03-10announcedjust announced
Funding rounds (1)
- IPO2014-07-01
$17M(reported) · $170M post
Investors: Public markets (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Rex Bionics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipRex Bionics x US Army
2016-03-10Rex Bionics signed a collaboration agreement with the US Army to investigate the use of the REX exoskeleton in an acute care setting for early rehabilitation of amputees. The partnership supports Rex Bionics' US market expansion strategy.
PartnershipRex Bionics x EnableMe
2015-06-01Rex Bionics partnered with EnableMe (formerly Ri Medical) as its US marketing partner for the REX exoskeleton. EnableMe handles US customer demonstrations and sales support for clinical use of REX.
PartnershipRex Bionics x Deltason Medical
2015-05-06Rex Bionics partnered with Deltason Medical to distribute and launch the REX exoskeleton in Hong Kong and mainland China. Deltason specializes in rehabilitation aids with a specialty in clinical and personal neuro-rehabilitation.
Funding roundIPO funding round
2014-07-01IPO raising $17000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Walking again after paralysis with Rex Bionics REX
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Rex Bionics REX at New Zealand, Oceania
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Rex Bionics REX at Auckland, New Zealand
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Rex Bionics REX at Australia, Oceania
Sources (4)
- https://newatlas.com/rex-robotic-exoskeleton/15736/
- https://www.rexbionics.com/
- Rex Bionics: New Applications and Markets · https://exoskeletonreport.com/2015/05/rex-bionics-new-applications-and-markets/
- RXB – Trading Update · https://biosciencemanagers.com/rxb-trading-update/
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Rex Bionics.Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Rex Bionics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Rex Bionics inks US Army deal to test robot exoskeletons with amputees - Stuff
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Results of the first interim analysis of the RAPPER II trial in patients with spinal cord injury using the REX exoskeleton
First interim analysis of the RAPPER II trial showed positive outcomes for REX exoskeleton use in spinal cord injury rehabilitation across multiple UK and Australian clinics.
Clinical Test of Rex Robotic Device as Rehabilitation Aid for MS Patients Starting in UK - Multiple Sclerosis News Today
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MS Clinical Test of Rex Robotic Device as Rehab Aid Starting in UK
UK clinical trial begins evaluating REX exoskeleton as a rehabilitation aid for people with multiple sclerosis.
Rex Bionics Annual Report 2016 — Robot-Assisted Physiotherapy
Annual report covering US Army collaboration for early rehabilitation of amputees in acute care, US market expansion, and RAPPER II trial progress.
RXB – Trading Update
Rex Bionics reports three REX units shipped in H2, US Army collaboration, and RAPPER II trial progress across UK and Australia neuro-rehab clinics.
First settlement to include REX Bionics robotic walking device exoskeleton
UK road traffic accident victim becomes first British recipient of damages to pay for a REX Bionics hands-free robotic walking device.
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
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
- Ekso Bionics2 models
Video
Hayden Allen takes us along as he test drives REX, the hands-free and self-supporting robotic walking device Hayden explains how easy it is for a mobility impaired person to be fitted for a REX, and how easy it is to lea
Hayden Allen tests out REX, the robotic walking device, and demonstrates how REX may enable mobility impaired people to stand and walk; work on a lathe, car eng
Rex Bionics (AIM: RXB) is the pioneer of the REX Robot that enhances the mobility of wheelchair users and was founded in Auckland, New Zealand by two robotics e
Richard Little, inventor of the world's first hands-free robotic walking device, discusses the importance of stability when designing a wearable robotic suit to
Explanation and demonstration of the many functions of REX, a robotic exoskeleton. See REX walk in all directions, including sideways and backward. For more
On a trip to New Zealand, I was treated to a demonstration of Rex, the Robotic Exoskeleton. Rex is a pair of robotic legs that enables you to stand up and walk
REX - Kent man walking again this week after being paralysed in a car crash... ‘REX is just awesome, I feel a million times better after being in it, this is g
Rex Bionics (AIM: RXB) is the pioneer of the REX Robot that enhances the mobility of wheelchair users and was founded in Auckland, New Zealand by two robotics e
Rex began with a simple idea-- a practical new option for standing and walking that could be used by people in wheelchairs. The outcome was the development of
Montel Williams is a member of Rex Bionics' international advisory board along with Professor Michael Thorner from the University of Virginia, and BBC Security
Connect Neuro Physiotherapy are presenting a poster at the Australian and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society annual conference on the use of the REX robotic exerci
REX, the world's first self-supporting and self-stabilising robotic device to enable wheelchair users to stand, walk and do robot assisted physiotherapy without
The REX Bionics robotic exercise device is making excellent headway in neurological rehabilitation. Importantly it is also super easier to change between client
Reality vs attention
Rex Bionics draws attention at the 86th percentile but verifies reality at the 78th percentile among exoskeletons. Hype Gap +8.3, 21st widest among exoskeletons.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 148 months ago.
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: Aug 29, 2026