Three years ago, we heard about an assistive upper-body exoskeleton called the Paexo Shoulder. Its German manufacturer, Ottobock, has announced an updated model, now going by the name of the Ottobock ...

BERKELEY, Calif., March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- suitX, a California-based leading innovator in exoskeleton technologies, announces the official launch of its third-generation wearable ...

Automotive production lines can require operators to work at height, sometimes putting prolonged strain on their arms and shoulders. To limit this impact on their employees, Kia Corporation and ...

As robotics continue to reshape industries, Hyundai and Kia are introducing a new wearable device designed to ease the physical strain of labor. This new robotic exoskeleton aims to reduce injuries ...

Performing repetitive and/or strenuous tasks can be hard on a worker's body, leading to muscle fatigue and even injury. Assistive exoskeletons are designed to help keep that from happening, with the ...

Exoskeletons continue to progress in their ability to help reduce injuries. Recently, HeroWear, a winner of NSC's Safety Innovation Challenge in 2024, announced that in a study, based on five ...

A team from the Centre for Automation and Robotics (CAR, UPM-CSIC) has developed a robotic exoskeleton that performs more efficiently rehabilitation therapies of patients with shoulder injuries. By ...

Fig. 1 Concept of 'transparency' in human-assistive rehabilitation robots: (a) Conventional robot: The robot's inherent dynamics constrain the user's movement. (b) Conventional transparency concept: ...

Repetitive overhead tasks are rough on the back and shoulders and can result in stress injuries over time. Finding more ergonomic ways to do these tasks is not always an option, and jobs such as ...

German medical device maker Ottobock today announced that it has entered into a deal to acquire Bay Area-based exoskeleton startup SuitX. The deal is one that makes sense for Ottobock, which builds ...