Activelink is part of panasonic and has been developing exoskeletons for the workplace for more than a decade.
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It automatically senses the wearer s motion when heavy objects are lifted or held and triggers the motors to rotate the gears.
It automatically senses the user s motion when lifting and holding heavy objects and sends a signal to the motors to rotate the gears.
The assist suit awn 03 is designed to help manual labor workers lift heavy objects with less.
Activelink has multiple of these devices in testing.
The assist suit awn 03 is strapped.
Panasonic recently revealed plans to sell a consumer grade robotic exoskeleton suit later this year.
Panasonic expects growing demand for such equipment amid the graying of the population and labor shortages in the construction and agricultural industries.
The awn 03b is smaller and more specialized than prior prototypes.
The prototype model was officially branded under the panasonic brand but appears to have been developed by activelink in 2003 2005.
Awn 03 the awn 03 was especially developed to provide lower back support.
To combat this panasonic s awn 03 has been developed to reduce stress on its wearer s lower back by 15kg when lifting heavy items.
The awn 03 is touted to be able to reduce stress on.
It also raises the user s upper body while pushing on their thighs and as a result reduces stress on the user s lower back by 15kg.