German Bionic's Apogee Ultra exoskeleton lets you lift heavy objects.

German Bionic unveils Apogee Ultra as a powerful exoskeleton for workers

German Bionic, a Berlin-based pioneer in robotic exoskeleton technology, unveiled its Apogee Ultra exoskeleton to help workers with hard physical jobs.

The company said the Apogee Ultra is the world’s most powerful series-production exoskeleton. I haven’t used it yet so I can’t verify that claim. Unveiled at CES 2025, such exoskeletons that you lift things or bear heavy weights have been a common sight at the show over the years.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.