German Bionic Exia

Quote onlySold and leased to businesses on quotation, singly or as fleets. Leasing has been reported from about $399 per workplace per month (estimate) (unconfirmed).

AvailableApp-adjustedBack & hip exoskeleton38 kg lift supportAugmented AIOTA updates

Weeks+Companies request a quote or lease from German Bionic (Augsburg, Berlin, Boston, Tokyo offices). Not sold to individuals. Contact ↗

Control: Settings and analytics run through the Connect app and the IO cloud dashboard. No end-user computer access.

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Overview

Exia is German Bionic's current flagship, an active back-and-hip exoskeleton for warehouse, manufacturing, airport, construction and nursing work that delivers up to 38 kg of lift support per movement, more than the earlier Apogee it builds on. Its pitch is 'augmented AI', with an Adaptive Lift Engine trained on fleet motion data that times support to each wearer, a digital-twin safety companion that warns about risky lifts, over-the-air updates, and a Connect app plus the IO cloud platform for ergonomics reporting across a fleet. It is dust and water resistant (a healthcare variant adds IP54 protection, disinfectable parts and patient-support grips). Orders opened on 27 May 2025 ahead of debuts at the WSJ Future of Everything and VivaTech, and 2026 deployments include SoftBank's EBC Station Ai in Nagoya and airport ground handling. German Bionic does not publish the weight, battery runtime or price, which are quoted to companies, and leasing from about $399 per workplace per month has been reported (unconfirmed). It is a workplace tool sold to businesses, not to individuals.

Specifications

Category	Exoskeletons & exosuits · Industrial & work
Released	2025
Country	Germany
Availability	Available
Programmability	No SDK, app / visual programming only
Built-in autonomy	Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person
LLM support	None · No voice assistant or LLM.
Vision sensors	No vision sensors
Actuators	Brushless / direct-drive motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Control	App-adjusted
Weight	Not published (described as lighter than the Apogee)
Assistance	Up to 38 kg (84 lb) of dynamic lift assistance per movement at the hips and lower back for lifting, lowering, carrying, walking and bent-over work, timed by an Adaptive Lift Engine that learns each wearer's movement.
Joints	Back (lumbar) & hips
Battery & runtime	Battery capacity and runtime are not published.
Operation	German Bionic Connect phone app (iOS and Android) for assist settings, performance metrics and coaching, with the German Bionic IO cloud platform for fleet management and ergonomic reporting.
Sensors	Motion sensors feeding a real-time digital twin that flags risky lifts (Smart Safety Companion)
Compute	Not published
SDK	None