Medical rehabilitation demand powers China's exoskeleton robots sales to record year

China’s market for wearable exoskeleton robots reached more than 1.6 billion yuan, approximately $237 million, in 2025 on shipments of around 26,000 units, according to a report published Tuesday, August 4, by research firm IDC, the first time the company has measured the sector. 

The numbers put a figure on what has become another arm of China’s bid to lead in physical AI, the machines that turn algorithms into movement in the real world.

Per IDC’s report, 2025 was the year when the industry hit a new high in its commercial phase, with the growing market now split into three: medical rehabilitation, consumer assistance, and industrial use.

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Per the IDC report, medical rehabilitation remains the largest slice by value at about 1.42 billion yuan. However, it accounts for only around 3,200 of the units shipped. Hospital rehab departments, specialist rehab clinics, and recovery centers are the leading buyers in this segment. 

IDC credits an aging population, domestic substitution of imported gear, and the buildout of grassroots rehab services for making it the most commercially mature segment. The companies that lead here are Fourier Intelligence, Chengtian Technology and Milebot.

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