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Lifeward
Manufactures battery-powered exoskeleton systems for rehabilitation and daily personal use.
What they do
Lifeward, formerly ReWalk Robotics, manufactures and markets motorized exoskeletons and neuro-rehabilitation systems. Physical therapy clinics and private individuals with lower limb disabilities buy these wearable robotic systems, which provide powered hip and knee motion to enable upright walking, standing, and stair negotiation.
The record
- Vertical
- Devices & Robotics
- Sub-segment
- Wearable robotics
- Product type
- Device
- Stage
- Public
- Headquarters
- Marlborough, USA
- Region
- North America
- Founded
- 2001
- Total funding
- $100M raised
Notable investors: Yaskawa Electric, OurCrowd, SCP Vitalife Partners.
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