The verified answer
As of Aug 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
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Models (1)
View all models →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.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Kathryn Zealand Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
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
Researchers paired strangers and asked them to skip the small talk, and the conversations were less awkward, more enjoyable, and more connecting than either person predicted — suggesting the barrier to being known is often not other people’s disinterest but our certainty that they do not want to know
There is no pill that fixes brain fog: it is a symptom, not a diagnosis, often traceable to poor sleep or a treatable medical cause, and the best-known memory supplement, ginkgo, failed to prevent decline in the largest trial ever run
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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 recordedJul 24, 2024
MO/GO at North Vancouver, Canada
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-09
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.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Skip from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Researchers paired strangers and asked them to skip the small talk, and the conversations were less awkward, more enjoyable, and more connecting than either person predicted — suggesting the barrier to being known is often not other people’s disinterest but our certainty that they do not want to know
Across 12 experiments, people underestimated how caring strangers would be in deeper conversations and expected more awkwardness than they later experienced.
There is no pill that fixes brain fog: it is a symptom, not a diagnosis, often traceable to poor sleep or a treatable medical cause, and the best-known memory supplement, ginkgo, failed to prevent decline in the largest trial ever run
Billions spent yearly on supplements and apps claim to clear the fog, but the evidence suggests a more mundane reality: sleep better, see a doctor, and skip the ginkgo.
Malachyte Raises $10M to Solve E-Commerce’s Biggest Blind Spot: the Visitor Who Never Logs In
The team that built the infrastructure powering 90%+ of Spotify's recommendations just set their sights on retail, and the problem they found makes the music challenge look easy.…
New name, same boats, smarter tech: Kiwi subscription boating company charts its own course with homegrown AI
The company formerly known as Skipperi New Zealand is embarking on a new voyage under a new name following local ownership and the development of a world-first AI-powered boating…
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A robot floor scrubber is only as reliable as its upkeep. Skip the routine tasks and you’ll see it in the results — streaky floors, weaker suction, shorter battery life, and…
C’mon Ref! Loram Legend’s excuse for skipping work
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Kathryn Zealand (Skip) on robotic exoskeletons, mobility for life, and spinning out of Google X
Kathryn Zealand founded Skip to help people stay active through aging and injury, spun out of Google X with the MO/GO ultralight exoskeleton.
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
Reality vs attention
Skip draws attention at the 70th percentile but verifies reality at the 31st percentile among exoskeletons. Hype Gap +39, 7th widest among exoskeletons.
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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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 9, 2026