EksoNR by Wandercraft: status and timeline

EksoNR

Let patients relearn walking sooner and with far more repetitions. Practising thousands of correct steps early after stroke or injury helps the brain and spinal cord rewire; the exoskeleton supplies the support therapists cannot.

DeployStage 4 of 5

In US and European rehab clinics; now owned by Wandercraft after its Oct 2026 purchase of Ekso Bionics.

Updated 29 Dec 2025Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Integration with Atalante X support across 700+ centres

FDA clearance for stroke and spinal cord injury rehab2016Complete.
FDA clearance for acquired brain injury2020Complete.
First exoskeleton cleared for multiple sclerosis rehabJun 2022Complete.
Ekso to merge into an AI-compute firm; exoskeleton unit up for saleDec 2025Complete.
Wandercraft acquires Ekso Bionics1 Oct 2026Complete.
Integration with Atalante X support across 700+ centresTarget 2026Current milestone.

Most important updates

Upcoming

2026Integration with Atalante X support across 700+ centres (next)

Current obstacles

Ownership upheavalEkso spent 2025-26 being folded into an AI-compute company and sold; Wandercraft must now keep clinics supported through the transition.
Clinic budgetsRehab centres must fund the device and train therapists; sales had been falling before the sale (Q2 2025 revenue $2.1M vs $5M a year earlier).

Physics limits

Short battery lifeDriving hip and knee motors with a person's weight drains batteries fast, about an hour per charge, so clinics swap batteries; bigger packs add weight to a 25 kg frame.
Not self-balancingThe frame moves the legs but the patient balances with aids, which excludes people without enough arm strength; self-balancing designs need far more power and mass.

How it works

4 parts

Frame

Motors at hips and knees

A metal brace straps to legs, feet and torso; battery-powered motors drive the hips and knees, while the ankles move passively.

Stepping

Weight shift or therapist starts a step

Each step starts when the patient shifts weight or the therapist triggers it from a handheld controller; patients use a cane, crutches or walker.

Adaptive help

Assistance tuned per leg

Therapists set how much the motors help each leg, or let it adapt to the patient's effort; GaitCoach software flags what to correct.

Failsafe

Knees lock on power loss

If power fails the knees lock and the hips go free, like a passive leg brace, so the patient is not dropped.

Spec sheet

Spec	EksoNR
Weight with batteries	~55 lb (25 kg)^R (reported)
Max user weight	220 lb (100 kg)^R (reported)
User height	5 ft to 6 ft 4 in^R (reported)
Battery per charge	~1 h continuous^R (reported)
Powered joints	Hips and knees (ankles passive)^R (reported)
FDA-cleared conditions	Stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, MS^R (reported)

^R reported by the company

Update log

2 updates

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Minor: Ekso Bionics agrees to merge with Applied Digital's cloud unit and explore selling its exoskeleton businessPressOther

Mon 13 Jun 2022

Major: Ekso's EksoNR becomes the first exoskeleton FDA-cleared for multiple sclerosis rehabPressRegulatory

About Wandercraft

The team behind EksoNR

Wandercraft

Self-balancing exoskeletons, humanoid robots, medical robotics

Wandercraft builds self-balancing exoskeletons for medical rehabilitation and personal mobility, plus Calvin-40, an industrial humanoid. It acquired Ekso Bionics in October 2026 to become a global exoskeleton leader serving over 700 rehabilitation centers.

Acquired Ekso Bionics in October 2026 to create a combined entity serving 700+ rehabilitation centers globally.
Calvin-40 industrial humanoid has 12 blue-chip customers, including Renault's 350-unit fleet deployment.

wandercraft.eu (opens wandercraft.eu)Company profile →

Founded: 201214 yrs
Headquarters: France
Status: Private
Valuation: private
Works in: RoboticsExoskeletons
Coverage: 4 programs · 5 updateslatest 10d agochecked 11 Oct
Customers: Renault (opens renault.fr)
Acquired by: Ekso Bionics (opens wandercraft.eu)
People: Jean-Louis Constanza (opens fr.linkedin.com)Co-founderMatthieu Masselin (opens fr.linkedin.com)Co-founder

Spec

EksoNR

Weight with batteries

~55 lb (25 kg)^R (reported)

Max user weight

220 lb (100 kg)^R (reported)

User height

5 ft to 6 ft 4 in^R (reported)

Battery per charge

~1 h continuous^R (reported)

Powered joints

Hips and knees (ankles passive)^R (reported)

FDA-cleared conditions

Stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, MS^R (reported)