Lightweight active back exosuit reduces muscular effort during an hour-long order picking task

Abstract Occupational back exoskeletons and exosuits aim to reduce low back injuries in the workplace. For these technologies to be adopted, it is important that they provide biomechanical benefits to the wearer and do not disrupt job performance. To address this challenge, here we developed a light...

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Main Authors: Jinwon Chung, D. Adam Quirk, Megan Applegate, Michael Rouleau, Nathalie Degenhardt, Ignacio Galiana, Diane Dalton, Louis N. Awad, Conor J. Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Communications Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-024-00180-w