Deployment
Roam Robotics Ascend at San Francisco, USA
Powered knee exoskeleton using pneumatic (compressed-air) actuation with responsive variable-torque control (~50% of normal knee power); ~2.5 lb. FDA Class I, with a Medicare reimbursement code. (Roam's Elevate is a skiing variant on the same powered platform.)
Roam Robotics Ascend by Roam Robotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Exoskeletons
Recent coverage
- Roam partners with VA to test robotic knee brace - The Robot ReportGoogle News · 2021-12-09
- Robotic Knee Brace Could Be A Game Changer For Millions With Osteoarthritis - Iowa Public RadioGoogle News · 2021-08-10
- Robotic Brace Could Mean the End of Knee Replacement Surgery for Some - PCMagGoogle News · 2021-07-29
Roam Robotics pneumatic exoskeletons deployed with US Navy SEALs and military personnel. Reduces knee pain and enhances strength for soldiers.
Exposure
- Customer segment
- defense
- Customer
- US Navy
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Roam Robotics Ascend at San Francisco, USA.
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- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-08-09
- Model
- Roam Robotics Ascend
- Company
- Roam Robotics
- Location
- San Francisco, USA
- Operator
- Roam Robotics
- Status
- operational
- Operator type
- customer deployed
- Scale at site
- fleet
- Site environment
- military
- First seen
- 2022-01-01
- ID
df1e5f68-1040-46ff-9c22-94878571cfc6
Timeline
- Jan 2022First recordedRoam Robotics Ascend first documented operating at San Francisco, USA.
- Aug 2026Current status: operational, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
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Roam Robotics Ascend operates in San Francisco, USA. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: exoskeleton
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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