# Skip: exoskeleton company

Canonical ID: `b9f91ec4-d6bd-4b73-bfc0-339a3f0a9b9d`

- **Slug:** skip
- **HQ:** San Francisco, CA, USA
- **Category:** [Exoskeletons](/exoskeletons)

## Models

- [MO/GO](/models/skip-mogo.md) (exoskeleton) (id: `c3b5b645-89d3-42b5-8464-84cc00177313`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Kathryn Zealand](/people/kathryn-zealand.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Skip?

[Skip](/companies/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.

### What does Skip make?

Skip has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: MO/GO (Skip builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Skip?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Skip building in the same form factors include Fourier Intelligence, Honda, Lockheed Martin, DIH Medical.

### Where is Skip headquartered?

Skip is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.

### Where does Skip operate robots?

Skip operates 1 verified deployment, including at North Vancouver, Canada.

### How many robots has Skip deployed?

DEPLOY has 1 verified Skip deployment on record at sites including North Vancouver, Canada. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

### Is Skip a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Skip ranks in roughly the top 14% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.skipwithjoy.com/
2. https://blog.arcteryx.com/news/arcteryx-and-skip-partner-to-introduce-mo-go-revolutionizing-mobility-with-the-worlds-first-pair-of-powered-pants/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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