Rehabilitation News Coverage of rehabilitation robotics, including exoskeletons, robotic prosthetics, gait-training systems, and assistive devices for stroke, spinal cord injury, and mobility recovery. The Robotics Media reports on clinical trials, FDA and regulatory approvals, research from labs and universities, funding rounds, and product launches from companies in the rehab robotics sector. Readers also find analysis of AI-driven therapy platforms, wearable sensors, and hospital and home-care deployments.
Kerala's Astrek Innovations Deploys Made-In-India Rehab Exoskeleton Across Nine Centres — Sep 4, 2026 — Kochi startup Astrek Innovations' modular lower-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton is now operating across nine clinics in Kerala, Japan and Abu Dhabi at...Dynamic Solution Unveils X-HAND EEG-Controlled Robotic Hand At WRC 2026 — Aug 19, 2026 — South Korea's Dynamic Solution is bringing X-HAND, a non-invasive EEG-controlled dexterous robotic hand licensed from ETRI, to the World Robot Confere...Northwestern Team Debuts Therapist-Coupled Exoskeleton for Stroke Rehab — Aug 16, 2026 — A Northwestern and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab team virtually links therapist and patient through lower-limb exoskeletons, improving gait recovery after s...Wandercraft's Eve Wins FDA Clearance As First Self-Balancing Personal Exoskeleton — Aug 12, 2026 — Wandercraft's Eve becomes the first self-balancing personal exoskeleton cleared by the FDA for home use by eligible wheelchair users with spinal cord...Lifeward Signs Ottobock Care Pilot to Broaden ReWalk 7 Access — Aug 7, 2026 — The six-month pilot pairs Lifeward's ReWalk 7 personal exoskeleton with Ottobock Care's 50-plus U.S. clinics to build a scalable patient-care channel...Hypershell Brings AI Exoskeleton X Series To Europe — Jul 26, 2026 — Hypershell has launched its X Ultra S, X Max S and X Pro S AI exoskeletons across Europe, backed by TUV Rheinland verification and 0.31-second HyperIn...TUM Soft-Hand Exoskeleton Restores Grip For ALS And Stroke Patients — Jul 19, 2026 — TUM researchers have built a low-cost pneumatic glove that reads faint forearm EMG signals with 97% accuracy and helped an ALS patient hold a fork for...World Economic Forum Names Hello Robot a 2026 Technology Pioneer — Jul 3, 2026 — The World Economic Forum has recognized Hello Robot, maker of the Stretch mobile manipulator that assists older adults and people with mobility impair...Linked Exoskeletons Let Therapists Walk With Stroke Patients — Jul 2, 2026 — Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab virtually connect therapist and patient exoskeletons at the hips and knees, letting therapists sha...Icarus Medical Raises $7.2M Series A For AI Orthopedic Bracing — Jun 19, 2026 — Charlottesville-based Icarus Medical closed an oversubscribed $7.2M Series A to scale its AI- and additive-manufacturing-driven orthopedic bracing pla...Synchron Targets 2026 Stentrode Pivotal Trial On Path To First Implanted BCI PMA — Jun 15, 2026 — Synchron is preparing the first pivotal clinical trial of a permanently implanted brain-computer interface in 2026, funded by a $200M Series D and aim...Fourier Rehab Inks Brooks, NHG and Nagoya Rehab Robotics Deals — Jun 3, 2026 — At its GReAT Summit 2026, Fourier Rehab signed clinical research MOUs with Brooks Rehabilitation, Singapore's NHG Health and Japan's Nagoya University...Sumbu's Dual-Vector Exo-S3 Exoskeleton Hits Shelves In June At $1,199 — Jun 1, 2026 — Sumbu's Exo-S3 — the world's first commercially available dual-vector consumer exoskeleton — opens for purchase in June 2026, with three trims targeti...US Army Unveils IBEX Exoskeleton to Self-Evacuate Wounded — May 30, 2026 — The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's seven-pound Intrepid Battlefield EXoskeleton (IBEX) lets soldiers with lower-leg injuries sta...Exoskeleton Suit Helps Paralyzed Patients Walk Again in Swiss Hospital Trial — Mar 25, 2026 — Exoskeleton Suit Helps Paralyzed Patients Walk Again in Swiss Hospital Trial