SUITX IX BACK VOLTON

Quote onlySUITX sells to companies through its sales team and trial programs with no published price.

AvailableApp-adjustedBack & hip exoskeleton5.7 kg with battery17 kg lift reliefBosch 18 V battery

Weeks+Companies arrange a trial program or purchase through the SUITX sales team, with ergonomists helping choose workplaces and train staff, so there is no retail channel. Contact SUITX ↗

Control: Settings and usage data are handled from the companion app, with a web dashboard planned.

Official page ↗Ottobock launch release ↗

Overview

The IX BACK VOLTON is the first motorized exoskeleton from SUITX, the Berkeley-born brand that Ottobock bought in 2021, and it was developed over two and a half years by teams in Duderstadt, Germany and Emeryville, California. It is aimed at order picking, pick-and-pack and loading work in logistics and manufacturing, where it takes up to 17 kg off the spine per lift while staying slim at the hips for tight aisles. The headline is its weight, 5.7 kg including a Bosch AMPShare 18 V battery that runs up to 10 hours and swaps in seconds, which SUITX calls the lightest battery-powered back exoskeleton on the market, although the March 2025 announcement quoted 4.8 kg and 8 hours. Pilot programs started in April 2025, series production and the global launch followed in October 2025, and the US launch came at CES 2026. It is sold and trialled through SUITX's sales team with no public price, and it sits below the heavier Apogee and Exia on lift support while beating them on weight.

Specifications

Category	Exoskeletons & exosuits · Industrial & work
Released	2025
Country	Germany, USA
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	5.7 kg (with battery)
Assistance	Motors at the hips reduce the load on the spine by up to 17 kg (37 lb) per lift by redirecting it to the thigh muscles, with the assist level adapted in real time to each movement.
Joints	Back & hips
Battery & runtime	Bosch Professional AMPShare 18 V power-tool battery, quick-swap and fast-charging, up to 10 hours per charge (the March 2025 launch release said 8 hours).
Operation	Controls on the unit plus a connected app for settings and usage metrics, with an IoT fleet dashboard announced as still to come.
Sensors	Integrated motion sensors sampled 1,000 times per second to detect lifting, bending and walking and to generate ergonomic insights.
Compute	Not published
SDK	None

Timeline

Mar 11, 2025AnnouncedAnnounced at LogiMAT in Stuttgart, with pilot programs from April 2025 Ottobock ↗
Oct 2025ReleasedGlobal market launch and start of series production Ottobock ↗
Jan 2026Trade showUS launch at CES 2026 in Las Vegas SUITX ↗