A New Form of Wearable Robot Reflecting All Customer and User Demands

User

Field Worker

Convenience

Usability

• How comfortable is it during work?
• Is it easy to put on and take off?
• Does it allow for various movements while worn?
• Is it lightweight and highly maneuverable?

Customer

Management
Purchasing Team

Productivity

Cost-Effectiveness

• Does it improve productivity?
• Does it reduce industrial accidents? (Improvement in industrial safety)
• Is the initial adoption cost high?
• Are the maintenance and management costs high?

Heavy load, repetitive tasks, and unstable postures can lead to industrial accidents such as musculoskeletal disorders.

Completely Overcoming the Drawbacks of Existing Passive/Exoskeleton Muscle Support Devices

Powered Garment-style Wearable Robot for Solving Frame and Spring Mechanism Issues

Traditional wearable robot

Passive type (Spring)

Assistance Load Compression Length
= Assistive Force Direction of Force
Application

Uses springs to generate assistive force

Exoskeleton (Frame type)

Increased weight Increased volume Misalignment of
rotational axis

Frame attached to the outside of the human body

Active type (Motor)

Powered assistance

Personalization

Exosuit (Suit type)

Lightweight design

Compactness

Integration

The robot provides force to compensate for the worker's insufficient power.

Specialized Product Development for Industrial Back Support

Key Technology

• Drive system Design

• Harness Design

• Assistive Control

• Intent Detection

• Performance Evaluation

Drive power Robot assistiveforce Required work force Worker's musclestrength

Main Function

• Reduces physical burden on workers to prevent industrial accidents
• Provides user-customized assistive force through electric drive
• Garment-type makes it light and compact, minimizing burden on the body
• Flexible adjustment to body shape, easy to put on and take off