Sarcos Technology

Recognized under Tier 8 — Robotics, Sarcos Technology and Robotics is a Utah-based developer of powered exoskeletons and teleoperated robotic systems. Its Guardian XO, a 24-degree-of-freedom, battery-powered full-body exoskeleton, allows an operator to lift up to 200 pounds while feeling a fraction of that load, and the company has trialed the system with Delta Air Lines for cargo handling and aircraft maintenance under a "robot as a service" pricing model. A second platform, the Guardian XT, mounts a teleoperated torso to a bucket truck or scissor lift for tasks like welding and sanding at height. Powered exoskeletons that offload physical strain and extend reach are directly relevant to construction and maintenance work performed in pressurized suits under reduced gravity, where human dexterity and stamina are constrained and every task carries a higher physical cost.