Uncanny Exosuit: The Industrial Exoskeleton Made for Real Work, Not Movies
From: New Equipment Digest - 01/10/2017

Industrial exoskeletons fortify frail flesh and bone with steel frames and
actuators, augmenting humans to the point where the advantages of a robotic
workforce aren't so clear. And now there’s one that’s as affordable as it is
easy to move in.

Prof. Homayoon Kazerooni, a roboticist at the Berkeley Robotics and Human
Engineering Laboratoryis, has worked on projects that lighten soldiers’ loads
(by up to 75 lb.) with the DARPA-funded Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton
(BLEEX) in 2000 and the recently launched Modular Agile eXoskeleton (MAX), an
affordable, austere complement of three bionic pieces (legX, backX, and
shoulderX) that individually reduce strain and tension at the knees, back and
shoulders, where 90% of workplace injuries occur. It’s manufactured in the US
by suitX, the latest company created by Kazerooni.

"What inspires me the most is to see workers, nurses, fire fighter, solders,
people with mobility disorders, the elderly. These people require bionic
systems and exoskeletons."

Read the entire article and view a video (1:13) at:
http://www.newequipment.com/research-and-development/uncanny-exosuit-industrial-exoskeleton-made-real-work-not-movies

Links:
suitX
http://www.suitx.com

Suited for the Job: Sci-Fi Mech Tech Is Real & Ready for Action
http://www.newequipment.com/technology-innovations/suited-job-sci-fi-mech-tech-real-ready-action

Phoenix exoskeleton
http://www.suitx.com/phoenix

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Workplace Exoskeleton for Repetitive Tasks
From R&D Magazine - 12/2017 - page 30

MAX (Modular Agile eXoskeleton) is a workplace exoskeleton in three modules
that allows workers to complete shoulder, lower back and leg-intensive tasks
with reduced injury risk.

MAX is designed to support workers during the repetitive tasks that most
frequently cause injury. While many repetitive tasks today are performed by
robots and machines, the MAX exoskeleton is designed for unstructured
workplaces where no robot can work as efficiently as a human worker. This
includes construction, airports, assembly lines, shipbuilding, warehouses,
delivery services and factories. MAX is composed of three exoskeleton
modules: backX, shoulderX and legX. These versatile modules support workers
performing strenuous activities including lifting, stooping, bending and
squatting, allowing workers to become more productive by reducing muscle
strain by as much as 60 percent. The three modules—backX, shoulderX and
legX—can be worn independently and in any combination. MAX is lightweight and
comfortable and its adjustable size fits 95 percent of human dimensions. The
modules intelligently engage when needed and does not impede the wearer
otherwise. Wearers can perform normal activities—such as driving or climbing
stairs—without having to take them off. MAX is also dust proof and waterproof.

Source:
http://digital.rdmag.com/researchanddevelopment/december_2017?pg=30#pg30

Link:
Suitx
http://www.suitx.com