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MAX Industrial Exoskeleton

SuitX (US Bionics), a spin-off from UC Berkeley, developed the MAX (Modular Agility eXoskeleton), a modular industrial exoskeleton consisting of separate back,…

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Manufacturer
SuitX (US Bionics)
Form factor
exoskeleton
Lifecycle
active
Website
suitx.com ↗

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Overview

SuitX (US Bionics), a spin-off from UC Berkeley, developed the MAX (Modular Agility eXoskeleton), a modular industrial exoskeleton consisting of separate back, hip, and leg support units that can be worn individually or in combination. MAX is designed to reduce musculoskeletal strain and injury risk for workers in warehousing, construction, and manufacturing tasks. SuitX was acquired by Ottobock in 2021.

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

Safety record

No incidents on record for MAX Industrial Exoskeleton.

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

Sources (2)

  1. MAX Industrial Exoskeleton — SuitX · https://www.suitx.com/max
  2. https://www.ottobock.com/

Common questions

What is MAX Industrial Exoskeleton?
SuitX (US Bionics), a spin-off from UC Berkeley, developed the MAX (Modular Agility eXoskeleton), a modular industrial exoskeleton consisting of separate back, hip, and leg support units that can be worn individually or in combination. MAX is designed to reduce musculoskeletal strain and injury risk for workers in warehousing, construction, and manufacturing tasks. SuitX was acquired by Ottobock in 2021.
Who makes MAX Industrial Exoskeleton?
MAX Industrial Exoskeleton is made by SuitX (US Bionics), based in US.
Where is MAX Industrial Exoskeleton deployed?
No verified deployments of MAX Industrial Exoskeleton 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 MAX Industrial Exoskeleton safe?
MAX Industrial Exoskeleton 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

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Recent coverage

MAX Industrial Exoskeleton in third-party press

Bionic construction worker: robotic exoskeleton coming in 2020 - Archinect

Dec 14, 2018