Hangmo Robot IRMO M1 price & specs

$1,399 – $2,299 (list)irmoglobal.com lists the M1 Pure at $1,399, the M1 Pro at $1,899 and the M1 Ultra at $2,299, all marked 'Launching Soon' with a notify-me button; Kickstarter pledges ran from $399 to $1,249 for the Ultra per New Atlas.

Announced onlyApp-adjustedKnee exoskeleton1.17 kg per leg1,000 W peakKickstarter

Not releasedNot orderable yet. The official store lists all three models as 'Launching Soon' with a notify-me form and promises free tracked worldwide shipping once sales open. Official page ↗

Control: A phone app sets modes and assist levels; no computer control.

Official page ↗Official site ↗Kickstarter ↗New Atlas ↗

Overview

The IRMO M1 is a knee exoskeleton from Hangmo Robot, a Beijing spin-off of Beihang University, and its distinguishing feature is terrain sensing. Where rivals such as the Dnsys Z1 and PowrKnee react to the leg's motion, the M1 points a camera and a laser rangefinder at the ground ahead so the motors can pre-load for a step or a slope. The three models share the 1.17 kg per-leg frame and 18 Nm knee motors but differ in shell material (plastic, carbon fibre, titanium and carbon), peak power, battery life, sealing (IP54 or IP67) and the dual-camera night-vision rig on the Ultra. The Kickstarter campaign from November 2025 to January 2026 raised about $1.12M from roughly 1,229 backers (estimate), and Kickstarter named it a breakout project of early 2026. As of October 2026 the official store still shows every model as 'Launching Soon', so neither backer deliveries nor retail availability could be confirmed (unconfirmed); a reported angel round of about $14M in mid-2026 is also (unconfirmed).

Specifications

Category	Exoskeletons & exosuits · Consumer & outdoor
Released	2026
Country	China
Availability	Announced only
Crowdfunding	Kickstarter · Funded · 1,229 backers · $1,119,315 raised of a $6,000 goal · Nov 20, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026 · delivery est. 2026 (unconfirmed) (as of Oct 8, 2026) Campaign ↗
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.
Best for	Ages 16+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera, Depth camera
Actuators	Brushless / direct-drive motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Control	App-adjusted
Weight	1.17 kg per leg (about 2.3 kg for the pair)
Assistance	A motor at each knee delivers 18 Nm and up to 800 W (Pure, Pro) or 1,000 W (Ultra), claimed to add up to 45% to the stride and absorb up to 60% of knee impact on descents and jumps, with five resistance levels for training. A forward camera and laser ranging read the ground about 1.2 m ahead so assistance changes before the foot lands on stairs, sand, grass or slopes.
Joints	Knees
Battery & runtime	Two 3,000 mAh hot-swappable packs included, 6 h (Pure) or 8 h (Pro, Ultra) per charge with energy recovery, 1.5–2 h to recharge.
Operation	Phone app with four motion modes, five resistance levels and a motion tracker; the 'FlowAdapt' gait model personalises assistance over time.
Sensors	9-axis IMU, a 120° camera plus laser rangefinder ('LADAR') covering about 5 m² ahead (Pure, Pro) or dual cameras covering 8 m² with night vision (Ultra)
Compute	Not published (64 GB storage on Pure and Pro, 128 GB on Ultra)
SDK	None

Timeline

Nov 20, 2025Campaign launchedKickstarter campaign launched with pledges from $399 New Atlas ↗
Jan 4, 2026Campaign endCampaign closed at $1,119,315 from 1,229 backers, against a $6,000 goal IRMO ↗
Jul 2026AnnouncedRetail listings for M1 Pure, Pro and Ultra at $1,399–2,299 posted as 'Launching Soon' IRMO ↗