# Cyberdyne HAL: robot model

Canonical ID: `5a1c4db9-069d-4fdb-8ace-9917a3255ed1`

- **Slug:** cyberdyne-hal
- **Form factor:** exoskeleton
- **Maturity stage:** commercial
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **use:** medical rehab
- **control:** bioelectric-signal (skin-surface intention sensing)
- **powered:** yes (motor-driven)
- **regulatory:** FDA cleared 2017 (medical lower-limb)
- **body_region:** lower-limb (also full-body variants)
- **availability:** commercial

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Cyberdyne HAL?

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.

### Who makes Cyberdyne HAL?

Cyberdyne HAL is made by Cyberdyne, based in Tsukuba, Japan, founded in 2004.

### Where is Cyberdyne HAL deployed?

No verified deployments of Cyberdyne HAL 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.

### What is Cyberdyne HAL's maturity stage?

Cyberdyne HAL is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.


## Sources (2)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberdyne_Inc.
2. https://www.borntoengineer.com/cyberdyne-japanese-exoskeleton-gets-fda-approval

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