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Guardian XO

Sarcos Robotics developed the Guardian XO, a battery-powered full-body exoskeleton designed for industrial and military logistics applications.

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Manufacturer
Sarcos Robotics
Form factor
exoskeleton
Lifecycle
active

Verified profile

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    Sources on record

  • 0

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Overview

Sarcos Robotics developed the Guardian XO, a battery-powered full-body exoskeleton designed for industrial and military logistics applications. The system enables operators to lift and manipulate loads up to 90 kg repeatedly without fatigue, with hot-swappable batteries supporting up to eight hours of continuous operation. Sarcos restructured in 2023 and wound down commercial operations of the Guardian XO product line.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
2 sources, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Guardian XO.

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

Sources (2)

  1. Guardian XO Full-Body Exoskeleton — Sarcos Robotics · https://www.sarcos.com/products/guardian-xo/
  2. Sarcos Guardian XO: Industrial Exoskeleton Review — IEEE Spectrum · https://spectrum.ieee.org/sarcos-guardian-xo-exoskeleton

Common questions

What is Guardian XO?
Sarcos Robotics developed the Guardian XO, a battery-powered full-body exoskeleton designed for industrial and military logistics applications. The system enables operators to lift and manipulate loads up to 90 kg repeatedly without fatigue, with hot-swappable batteries supporting up to eight hours of continuous operation. Sarcos restructured in 2023 and wound down commercial operations of the Guardian XO product line.
Who makes Guardian XO?
Guardian XO is made by Sarcos Robotics, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Where is Guardian XO deployed?
No verified deployments of Guardian XO 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 Guardian XO safe?
Guardian XO 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: exoskeleton

Sources by quality tier

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