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About Ottobock

Ottobock is a German medical-technology company, founded in Berlin in 1919 and headquartered in Duderstadt, best known for prosthetics and orthotics. Its place in this directory is its industrial exoskeleton business: the Paexo range of passive exoskeletons — Paexo Back, Shoulder, Neck, Thumb, Wrist and Soft Back — supports workers in logistics, manufacturing and maintenance by offloading the spine and upper body during lifting and overhead work. At the end of 2021 Ottobock acquired the US exoskeleton pioneer suitX, a University of California, Berkeley spin-off, in full; the suitX line continues as the SUITX by Ottobock brand, including the IX BACK VOLTON powered back exoskeleton.

The group reports roughly 9,100–9,300 employees and sells in more than 100 countries. Ownership is recorded with a caveat below: Ottobock was long held privately by its founding family’s Näder holding, while the company’s own 2026 communications describe it as publicly listed following a Frankfurt listing; both statements are kept visible rather than reconciled here. For directory partners, Ottobock is the medically rooted supplier of workplace exoskeletons, pairing the Paexo and SUITX lines with ergonomics consulting.

Products & services

• Paexo passive exoskeletons: Paexo Back, Paexo Shoulder, Paexo Neck, Paexo Thumb, Paexo Wrist, Paexo Soft Back
• SUITX by Ottobock exoskeletons (suitX acquired in full at the end of 2021), including IX BACK VOLTON
• Workplace ergonomics assessment and exoskeleton deployment services

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• Company website — ottobock.com (official site: profile facts, headquarters, markets and product range). Checked 6 November 2026.
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