Exoskeleton Report — Technology
Not Safe for Work: Reducing Pain and Injury With Exoskeletons
In today’s workforce status quo, certain jobs inevitably come with a higher risk for bodily injury. Warehouse operators, construction workers, health care workers, agricultural workers, and many essential jobs require lifting, bending, and repetitive movement that can strain the back and body.
Characterizing the comfort limits of forces applied to the shoulders, thigh and shank to inform exosuit design
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