product development includes plastic component design, development, and processing; energy production, storage, and transfer systems; risk management; and more. It provides 2D and 3D sketching, human factors, and user interface design comprising GUI design. It also manufactures laser and ultrasonic welding products along with prototyping such as 3D printing technology, and more.

Deka has been in the news since the US FDA cleared DEKA Research’s Pentagon-funded robotic arm for sale in May. The "Luke" arm—named after a certain one-handed Star Wars protagonist—is the first to respond to signals from multiple nerves at once, and arguably the most sophisticated bionic limb on the market

DEKA Research & Development was established in 1982 based in Manchester, New Hampshire.