The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Skip: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryExoskeletons
Overview
Skip is a San Francisco-based robotics and mobility company spun out of Google X, developing the MO/GO ultralight exoskeleton — the first 'e-bike for walking' that provides powered assistance for hiking, walking, and standing. Founded by Kathryn Zealand to help people stay active through aging and injury.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Skip has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Arc'teryx1× joint
Most recent
- Skip x Arc'teryx (MO/GO Powered Pants)2024-07-24with Arc'teryxoperating
Skip on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jul 2024. Explore where Skip's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Skip deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Kathryn Zealand Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Skip.
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)
- Skip1 deployment
Recent coverage
Skip in third-party press
Mets hand Andy Green a three-year deal, skipping external manager search entirely
Skipping the iPhone 18 Pro? Here's everything you need to make your current phone feel like new
Trump ally skips UNGA for first time — months after face-to-face with president gave way to bitter clash
Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Wandercraft3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Skip has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Skip x Arc'teryx (MO/GO Powered Pants)2024-07-24with Arc'teryxoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Arc'teryx1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Skip x Arc'teryx (MO/GO Powered Pants)withArc'teryxdevelopment2024-07-24operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Skip’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipSkip x Arc'teryx (MO/GO Powered Pants)
2024-07-24Skip (a Google X spinout) partnered with Arc'teryx's Advanced Concepts team to develop and launch MO/GO, the world's first powered pants using wearable robotics. The product provides a 40% boost to leg muscles on ascents and knee support on descents, with reservations opening July 2024 and shipments planned for late 2025.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 24, 2024
MO/GO at North Vancouver, Canada
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 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
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Skip.Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Wandercraft3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Skip from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Mets hand Andy Green a three-year deal, skipping external manager search entirely
David Stearns skipped external interviews entirely and handed Andy Green a three-year deal after promising a full managerial search for the Mets.
Skipping the iPhone 18 Pro? Here's everything you need to make your current phone feel like new
Skipping the iPhone 18 Pro this year? Refresh your current iPhone with phone cases, screen protectors, MagSafe power banks, chargers and other easy upgrades.
Trump ally skips UNGA for first time — months after face-to-face with president gave way to bitter clash
Giorgia Meloni's decision to skip the United Nations General Assembly follows an escalating public feud with Trump over G7 and NATO encounters.
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Line of Fire’ on NBC, Where Peter Krause And Hope Davis Lead A Family Of Law Enforcement Agents Being Targeted
Peter Krause is back on primetime TV, hallelujah!
We skipped Switzerland's tourist hubs for a quieter town. It made our family's dream trip even better.
We were going to spend most of our days exploring, not sitting in our hotel. It didn't make sense to pay high rates to stay in a busy tourist town.
Brittany Ishibashi on Playing Joy—and Skipping Makeup—on Apple TV+’s ‘Brothers’
49ers owner Jed York absent from Dolphins game, NFL punishment coming ‘soon’
SANTA CLARA — The biggest absence at the San Francisco 49ers’ home opener had nothing to do with the injury report. Principal owner Jed York is reportedly expected to skip the…
‘Even Though It’s Bad for Berkshire’ Billionaire Charlie Munger Said to Skip Insurance Because ‘You’re Paying for the Other Fellow’s Frauds’
Chargers might skip suspense, get right to disappointment
At least the Chargers might spare everyone the wait this year. Usually, it takes a while. A few impressive wins. A stretch of brilliant quarterback play from Justin Herbert.…
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Best of the Best’ on Netflix, A ‘Bring It On’ Style College Movie Set in the World of Competitive Bollywood Dance
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia charm as life-long besties in this new film.
AI Can Draft Your Proposal in Two Hours. It Still Can’t Estimate Your Project
AI can churn out agency proposals swiftly, but speed has a risky side effect: perfectly formatted estimates that are completely wrong. Before you hand pre-sales over to…
I tried Xteinks trendy e-readers. Read this before you buy.
The Xteink X4 e-reader is a tiny e-reader the internet loves, but after testing it, I'm not sold. Here's why book lovers should skip it.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/skip.md
- RSS feed: /companies/skip/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b9f91ec4-d6bd-4b73-bfc0-339a3f0a9b9d
- Revision history: /companies/skip/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Wandercraft3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
Video
Shout out to Skippa the robot for her help on this one. MUSIC- 0:11- Cereal Killa- Blue Wednesday - https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday/ 0:35- Pokemon in NYC- Andrew Applepie- http://andrewapplepie.com/ 1:14- Danijel
I built a friend addon: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/marketplace/pdp?id=f83f06ba-d146-466e-a1aa-2949f6ed11cd Edited by NOOBster ------ Portions of this vid
A food delivery service is rolling out a robotic pilot delivery program in Markham. Alessandra Carneiro reports.
This video is a guide with the main skips in I'm Not a Robot by Neal Agarwal. If you want me to do another video to explain a few levels in more detail, let me
probably mobile 60hz only but idk trying to get bims/conix's attention abt this
The iRover uses its "brain" to avoid obstacles. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb
About This Video: — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — In this one-of-a-kind video that was recorded for this game, you will see a brief out-of-bounds glitch
If you're interested in learning more about Robot Schedule, click here: https://www.fortra.com/products/job-scheduling-software-ibm-i This video shows you how
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Skip draws attention at the 99th percentile but verifies reality at the 17th percentile among exoskeletons. Hype Gap +82.4, 1st widest among exoskeletons.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Broad public reach with 25.1M video views. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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: Sep 23, 2026