Aging at homeWearable walking-assist exoskeleton

Everyday exoskeletons

Name: Everyday exoskeletons
Brand: Hypershell, Dnsys, Skip (with Arc'teryx), WIRobotics

by Hypershell, Dnsys, Skip (with Arc'teryx), WIRobotics

Everyday exoskeletons are light, battery-powered braces worn at the hips or knees. Small motors help the leg muscles going uphill or up stairs and support the knee on the way down. Dezeen, 1 Aug 2024

Stage 4 of 5

Paying customers

Which rule placed it

Evidence: Company-reported only
Human help: None reported
Last milestone: 3 Sept 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today: Sold online to the public worldwide, mostly marketed to hikers but also to older people who want help with stairs and walking. The biggest seller, Hypershell, says it had sold nearly 40,000 in more than 70 countries and regions by early 2026. Newsgd (Guangdong news site), 5 Jul 2026
Published price: From $799 (Hypershell X series) to about $5,000 (Skip MO/GO) as of 22 Jan 2025 Advnture, 22 Jan 2025
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

3 Sept 2026
Pre-orders
Hypershell showed Halo, a full-leg exoskeleton that powers the hips and knees, priced at $2,299, with sales and deliveries due to start in November 2026.
Wareable, 3 Sep 2026Company-reported
5 July 2026
Paying customers · sets the stage
Hypershell said it had sold nearly 40,000 exoskeletons in more than 70 countries and regions by the end of March 2026.
Newsgd (Guangdong news site), 5 Jul 2026Company-reported
3 Feb 2026
Demo
At the CES 2026 tech show, several makers, including Dnsys, Hypershell, Ascentiz and WIRobotics, showed exoskeletons as ready for consumers. A Best Buy Canada writer said older people could use one like the Dnsys X1 for help climbing stairs.
Best Buy Canada blog, 3 Feb 2026
22 July 2025
Pre-orders
Dnsys started a crowdfunding campaign for its Z1 knee exoskeleton, planning mass production in September and deliveries to backers from November 2025.
T3, 22 Jul 2025Company-reported
22 Jan 2025
On sale · sets the stage
Hypershell put its X series hip exoskeletons on general sale, starting at $799.
Advnture, 22 Jan 2025Company-reported
18 Jan 2025
Pre-orders
MO/GO was still on pre-order in January 2025: a $99 deposit held a pair, with shipping estimated for 2026 and about $4,900 more due on delivery.
Tom's Guide, 18 Jan 2025Company-reported
7 Jan 2025
On sale · sets the stage
South Korean start-up WIRobotics said it had sold 500 of its 1.6 kg WIM walking-assist robots at home and planned a US launch. It aims WIM partly at older people who want to walk more easily.
BioSpectrum Asia, 8 Jan 2025Company-reported
26 July 2024
Pre-orders
Skip, a company that started inside Alphabet's X lab, opened reservations for its MO/GO powered pants, made with outdoor brand Arc'teryx, at a launch price of $4,500.
TechCrunch, 26 Jul 2024Company-reported

03Promised vs delivered

What the maker said, and when

Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.

Said1 Aug 2024
MO/GO shipments in late 2025
Skip and Arc'teryx said MO/GO shipments were expected in late 2025. Dezeen, 1 Aug 2024
Missed
By January 2025 the estimated ship date had moved to 2026. Whether MO/GO has shipped since could not be confirmed.
Said3 Sept 2026
Hypershell Halo deliveries from November 2026
Hypershell said official sales and deliveries of the Halo would begin in November 2026. Wareable, 3 Sep 2026
Still pending

04Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.

In clinical trials

2 registered trials

2 looking for volunteers. From ClinicalTrials.gov, read every day.

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

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Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
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Paying customersThis robot
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
Placed by: Hypershell said it had sold nearly 40,000 exoskeletons in more than 70 countries and regions by the end of March 2026 (5 July 2026); Hypershell put its X series hip exoskeletons on general sale, starting at $799 (22 Jan 2025).
3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. Makers are from China (Hypershell, Dnsys), the US (Skip) and South Korea (WIRobotics), so country is left blank. Sales figures are company-stated. Most products are marketed to hikers; only some sources mention older people. Whether MO/GO and the Dnsys Z1 have shipped to buyers could not be confirmed. Medical exoskeletons have a separate card.

Sources

Cite this page

Robotics Verdict. “Everyday exoskeletons (Hypershell, Dnsys, Skip (with Arc'teryx), WIRobotics): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/everyday-exoskeletons. Checked 19 October 2026.