Verve Motion SafeLift

Quote onlySold only as a subscription that bundles the exosuit, the Verve Logic data portal and Verve Care support, priced per site through the sales team; a figure of about $4,500 per suit per year has been reported (estimate, unconfirmed).

AvailableApp-adjustedSoft back exosuit2.7 kg240 N lift assistSubscription only

Weeks+Companies request a demo and sign a subscription, after which Verve fits the suits on site, so there is no retail channel or shipping estimate. Request a demo ↗

Control: No wearer app, since settings and lifting data live in the Verve Logic web portal used by the employer.

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Overview

The SafeLift is a soft, motorized back exosuit from Verve Motion, a Harvard Wyss Institute spinout in the Boston area, built for warehouse selectors and logistics staff who lift all day. Instead of a rigid frame it uses a backpack motor and a ribbon that tightens when the sensors see a lift, offloading up to 40% of each lift while weighing 2.7 kg and going on in under 30 seconds, with eight adjustment points to fit people from 152 to 198 cm. Verve first deployed it commercially in May 2020 and says US workers have now lifted more than 300 million pounds in it, with grocery and logistics customers such as Safeway and Ryder shown on its site and deployments of 25 to 100 suits at Albertsons, UPS and Wegmans reported elsewhere (unconfirmed). It is sold only to companies as a subscription with a data portal and support, with no list price. The rigid Apogee and IX BACK VOLTON give more absolute lift support but weigh two to three times as much.

Specifications

Category	Exoskeletons & exosuits · Industrial & work
Released	2020
Country	USA
Availability	Available
Sales	Verve Motion says workers have lifted more than 300 million pounds wearing SafeLift suits, with grocery and logistics customers including Safeway and Ryder. (estimate) Verve Motion ↗
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	Other
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Control	App-adjusted
Weight	2.7 kg
Assistance	A motor in the backpack tensions a high-tensile ribbon that runs down the back and legs, giving up to 240 N of lift assistance and taking up to 40% of the load off the back during lifting and lowering, so a 20 lb box feels like about 12 lb.
Joints	Back & hips
Battery & runtime	100 Wh battery pack sized for a full shift, exact runtime not published.
Operation	Assist is automatic once the suit is on; controls on the suit, with usage and lifting data sent to the Verve Logic portal for safety managers.
Sensors	Motion sensors that detect the start of a lift and the posture of the wearer.
Compute	Not published
SDK	None