SPEKA: “Robots don't replace people—they create a new level of interaction”: Valery Yakovenko, co-founder of DroneUA, on Hypershell exoskeletons

March 20, 2026
SPEKA: "Роботи не замінюють людей — вони формують новий рівень взаємодії": Валерій Яковенко, співзасновник DroneUA про екзоскелети Hypershell
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Ukrainian logistics is reaching a new level of automation, but people remain at the heart of the process. Journalists from SPEKA spoke with Valery Yakovenko, co-founder and managing partner of the DroneUA group of companies, about the initial results of pilot projects and the future of wearable robotics in Ukraine. 

Valery Yakovenko shared positive results from the use of Hypershell exoskeletons.

“In the first phase of our research, we’re collecting feedback from end users on how much easier their work has become, backed up by objective data on routes traveled, tasks completed, and heart rates during exertion. This is also necessary to change hiring approaches: modern exoskeletons allow us to engage older people, veterans, or individuals with certain physical limitations in work that previously required only optimal physical fitness,”  the expert explains.

Hypershell exoskeletons, officially distributed by Robotics Distribution — a company ranked among the top 10 IT distributors in Ukraine and part of the DroneUA group —significantly aid in rehabilitation, helping patients regain range of motion more quickly or, conversely, creating controlled loads for patient training. The device can operate in portable trainer mode, making movements more challenging to actively develop specific joint groups.

Every business segment of DroneUA is evolving and capturing a significant market share, as technology is meant to enhance human efficiency.

Read the full interview with DroneUA co-founder Valery Yakovenko about Hypershell exoskeletons at the link below:
https://speka.ua/gadgets/roboti-ne-zaminyuyut-lyudei-voni-formuyut-novii-riven-vzajemodiyi-valerii-yakovenko-spivzasnovnik-grupi-kompanii-droneua-pro-ekzoskeleti-hypershell-p210ly

DroneUA thanks SPEKA for its in-depth research on the topic and for its support in promoting the technologies of the future.

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DroneUA is an international system integrator of unmanned solutions and robotics.

On the market of Ukraine and Eastern Europe, the DroneUA group of companies is the largest importer and distributor of leading drone manufacturers in the world and represents technological solutions from the brands XAG, EcoFlow, Pix4D, Parrot, Chasing, DroneDeploy, AgroCares and others.

The group of companies has its own engineering, production and service divisions, as well as an open data processing center. Technological solutions presented by DroneUA are used on more than 4 million hectares of cultivated areas of Ukraine. According to the results of the 2021 and 2022 agricultural seasons, more than 2.2 million hectares were protected with drone sprayers from DroneUA.

DroneUA is among the top three most innovative businesses in the agricultural sector of Ukraine according to FORBES and among the twenty most innovative enterprises of Ukraine.

The group of companies continues to expand the list of technological brands that it presents on the Ukrainian market, and is active in agriculture, the oil and gas industry, as well as in the fields of energy, geodesy and topography.

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