Deployment
Cyberdyne HAL at United States
Powered (motor-driven) exoskeleton whose distinguishing feature is bioelectric-signal control: skin-surface sensors detect the faint nerve/muscle signals of intended movement and drive the actuators in sync. Medical lower-limb version FDA cleared 2017; clinical use in Japan since 2008.
Cyberdyne HAL by Cyberdyne · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
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- Markdown mirror: /deployments/cyberdyne-hal-united-states.md
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- REST API: /v1/robots/0c08a628-e850-46cf-8942-fdf91fcc9e05
- Data documentation: /data
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Cyberdyne operates fee-based medical HAL services in the US through subsidiary RISE Healthcare Group at 5 Southern California locations. FDA clearance covers SCI, stroke, progressive neuromuscular diseases, and cerebral palsy (ages 12+). Carnegie Mellon University MOU signed December 2025 to accelerate US social implementation.
Key facts
- FDA status
- FDA cleared for SCI, stroke, 8 progressive neuromuscular diseases, cerebral palsy (ages 12+), HAM, hereditary spastic paraplegia
- US clinical sites
- RISE Healthcare Group operates 5 fee-based medical locations in Southern California
- CMU partnership
- Strategic MOU with Carnegie Mellon University signed December 2025 for US social implementation
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-06-07
- Model
- Cyberdyne HAL
- Company
- Cyberdyne
- Location
- United States
- Status
- active
- ID
0c08a628-e850-46cf-8942-fdf91fcc9e05
Sources (2)
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-07
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: exoskeleton
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-fda-database
- FDA database
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Cyberdyne HAL at United States.Common questions
- What is the Cyberdyne HAL deployment at United States?
- Cyberdyne HAL, built by Cyberdyne, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Cyberdyne operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Cyberdyne HAL at United States?
- Cyberdyne, the manufacturer of Cyberdyne HAL, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- Is the Cyberdyne HAL deployment at United States still active?
- As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.
- Have there been incidents at the Cyberdyne HAL deployment at United States?
- 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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