Malaysia's 'PERKESO National Neuro-Robotics Cybernics Rehabilitation Centre' Officially Opens! Grand Inauguration Ceremony Held with the Presence of Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah of Perak

CYBERDYNE Inc. (Headquarters: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan; President and CEO: Yoshiyuki Sankai, hereinafter "the Company") announces that the inauguration ceremony of the 'PERKESO National Neuro-Robotics Cybernics Rehabilitation Centre' (hereinafter "the Centre"), established by the Malaysian Social Security Organization (PERKESO) in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, was grandly held on June 16, 2026.

The ceremony was attended by His Royal Highness Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah of Perak, approximately 30 Malaysian government officials including Dato' Seri M. Saravanan, Minister of Human Resources, and Datuk Steven Sim, Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives, as well as Mr. Takayuki Yomoda, Ambassador of Japan to Malaysia, and Professor Yoshiyuki Sankai, President and CEO of CYBERDYNE (also Professor at the University of Tsukuba and Director of the Cabinet Office SIP Program), among approximately 540 participants. During the ceremony, the Centre was officially named 'Pusat Rehabilitasi PERKESO Sultan Nazrin Shah'.

The Centre is Southeast Asia’s largest integrated medical complex offering solutions that merge neuro-robotics and cybernics. It represents a national project symbolizing the social implementation of the 'Cybernic Medical and Health Innovation' initiative that the Company has advanced for years in collaboration with the Malaysian government and PERKESO. Built on a site of approximately 15.6 hectares—equivalent to 3.4 Tokyo Domes—the facility is designed to accommodate up to 700 patients at once and serve around 3,000 patients annually.

Strategic Collaboration with Malaysia Since 2018

The partnership between the Company and PERKESO began in 2018 when PERKESO became the first organization in Southeast Asia to introduce HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb). Since then, both parties, in collaboration with the Malaysian government, have promoted the widespread adoption of cybernic therapy, establishing a system through PERKESO’s social security framework that enables many patients to access advanced cybernic treatments.

In 2019, Malaysia’s first 'Neuro-Robotics Rehabilitation & Cybernics Centre' was established in Malacca, where cybernic therapy using HAL has been provided to patients with spinal cord injuries, stroke, and other conditions, supporting functional improvement and recovery.

Building on these efforts, PERKESO announced the 'National Neuro-Robotics Cybernics Rehabilitation Centre' initiative in 2022, advancing its development as a national-level medical hub.

World’s Largest Single-Site HAL Deployment

In May 2024, a government delegation led by the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources visited the Company’s headquarters and announced a large-scale HAL deployment plan for the Centre. Subsequently, the Company signed a contract with PERKESO to deploy 50 HAL sets (65 units), marking the world’s largest single-site HAL installation to date.

Currently, 182 HAL units are operational across 15 facilities in Malaysia, making the collaboration with PERKESO one of the most advanced real-world implementations of cybernic therapy globally.

At the Centre, cybernics products including HAL lower-limb, single-joint, and lumbar types will be utilized to provide comprehensive services not only for physical functional improvement among patients with neurological disorders and work-related injury survivors but also to support their social and vocational reintegration.

Cybernic Medical and Health Innovation: From 'Treatment' to 'Social Participation'

The 'Cybernic Medical and Health Innovation' promoted by the Company leverages 'HCPS Converged Cybernics with Physical AI'—a core technology integrating bio-medical and AI robotics/information systems—as an innovative healthcare and welfare model expected to comprehensively support functional improvement, regeneration, employment assistance, and social participation.

The Centre is one of the world’s leading hubs implementing this vision at the national level. Moving forward, it will serve not only Malaysia but also the ASEAN region and globally as a hub for advanced healthcare, disseminating the 'Cybernic Medical and Health Innovation' that supports patients from functional recovery to social and workplace reintegration. Following the inauguration, discussions were held on future collaboration strategies, including leveraging the Company’s 'Cybernic Medical Innovation Base' in the Haneda Airport area (King Skyfront, Tonomachi, Kawasaki City) to advance initiatives in Malaysia that support the journey from 'treatment' to 'social participation', including regenerative medicine.

The Company will continue to deepen its collaboration with PERKESO and the Malaysian government, promoting the social implementation of cybernics technology and accelerating the global expansion of 'Cybernic Medical and Health Innovation'.

PERKESO National Neuro-Robotics Cybernics Rehabilitation Centre Inauguration Ceremony – Exterior and Interior Views (Photo: PERKESO)