Ottobock

Ottobock is a leading medical technology company globally, recently transferring its almost 100 years of expertise in biomechanics and orthopaedics to a new industrial business unit. Ottobock is known for its innovation in prosthetics, including the C-Leg, a computerized knee that adaptively varies its passive resistance to suit the patients' different walking gaits, and the Michelangelo Hand, a fully articulated robotic hand prosthesis. Since 2012, the company has been researching innovative solutions to make jobs in industry, logistics and trades more ergonomic, aiming to provide relief for people who perform physically demanding tasks such as overhead work, creating healthier working conditions.