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Ottobock announces the acquisition of 100% of the shares of suitX, a US-based company that specializes in the research and development of occupational and medical exoskeletons.

German medical device maker Ottobock today announced that it has entered into a deal to acquire Bay Area-based exoskeleton startup SuitX. The deal is one that makes sense for Ottobock, which builds its own exoskeletons, along with prosthetics and orthotics. SuitX is a spinout from UC Berkeley’s Robotics and Human Engineering Lab, founded by mechanical […]