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ARKE

Bionik Laboratories' ARKE is a robotic lower-body exoskeleton that enables paraplegics and other wheelchair users to rehabilitate through walking; it adapts to…

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Form factor
exoskeleton
Lifecycle
active

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Overview

Bionik Laboratories' ARKE is a robotic lower-body exoskeleton that enables paraplegics and other wheelchair users to rehabilitate through walking; it adapts to the patient's ability, gives real-time feedback to physiotherapists, and (in later generations) supports voice-activated modes.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
1 source, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for ARKE.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.bioniklabs.com/research-development/arke/

Common questions

What is ARKE?
Bionik Laboratories' ARKE is a robotic lower-body exoskeleton that enables paraplegics and other wheelchair users to rehabilitate through walking; it adapts to the patient's ability, gives real-time feedback to physiotherapists, and (in later generations) supports voice-activated modes.
Who makes ARKE?
ARKE is made by Bionik Laboratories, based in Boston, MA.
Where is ARKE deployed?
No verified deployments of ARKE are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is ARKE safe?
ARKE has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-27

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-27

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: exoskeleton

Sources by quality tier

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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