Op-ed: Wearable exoskeletons to preserve warehouse workers’ health

Summary

This submission by Elyse Scalia for the Berkeley MEng  op-ed contest makes these points about the adoption of exoskeletons into warehouse industries:

• The increasing demand for e-commerce places warehouse employees at risk.
• Workers perform repetitive motions over time, resulting in chronic work-related injuries.
• Body support exoskeletons offer a wearable intervention to mitigate the loss of productivity and medical and personal costs.
• Costs currently limit exoskeleton usage, and it does take time and training to get used to working while wearing an exoskeleton.

References

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References from the Web :

• NOV 2022  Industrial exoskeletons from bench to field: Human-machine interface and user experience in occupational settings and tasks – Frontiers
• FEB 2023  An Exciting Future For Exoskeletons – ABI Research

Source Information:

• Article Source:  Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership (berkely.com)
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