# ABLE Exoskeleton at Heidelberg, Germany: deployment

Canonical ID: `9967e756-3fd0-48aa-9da5-2715e734634f`

Heidelberg University Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Center — German site for [ABLE Exoskeleton](/models/able-exoskeleton.md) multicenter trials. Led by Rüdiger Rupp. 24-participant safety/feasibility study.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** able-heidelberg-university-hospital
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [ABLE Exoskeleton](/models/able-exoskeleton.md) (id: `805f459c-82d1-40b4-9d2d-089c4e3588aa`)
- **Category:** [Exoskeletons](/exoskeletons)
- **Company:** [ABLE Human Motion](/companies/able-human-motion.md) (id: `155e9145-d903-4b69-8b67-3b81d01277e7`)
- **Location:** [Heidelberg, Germany](/locations/heidelberg-germany.md) (id: `dbd1fc72-7d9c-48d2-82b2-2cdbcab089c0`)
- **First seen:** 2020-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12984-023-01165-0

## Common questions

### What is the ABLE Exoskeleton deployment at Heidelberg, Germany?

ABLE Exoskeleton, built by ABLE Human Motion, is recorded as a deployment at Heidelberg, Germany on the DEPLOY registry. ABLE Human Motion operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates ABLE Exoskeleton at Heidelberg, Germany?

ABLE Human Motion, the manufacturer of ABLE Exoskeleton, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the ABLE Exoskeleton deployment at Heidelberg, Germany go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting November 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the ABLE Exoskeleton deployment at Heidelberg, Germany?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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