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January 2, 2018 - inconnu - Car giant Ford is to provide assembly line workers with powered exoskeletons to make their work easier.The EksoVest will provide the user with between 2.26 kilos and 6.8 kilos / 5lbs and15lbs of lift assistance, ideal for any action required under the vehicle. Some of these activities might include pushing in fastener rivets, snapping fuel lines into place or simply using any drill or impact drivers or torque wrenches.The vests , made of carbon fibre and steel tubing, are being supplied by US company Ekso Bionics in a pioneering partnership with Ford.A spokesman for Ekso Bionics said:” The physical demands of repetitive overhead work takes its toll on workers. “Some workers on the assembly line lift their arms an average of 4,600 times per day, or about 1 million times per year, increasing the possibility of fatigue or injury.“That’s where the EksoVest comes in. “Ford and Ekso Bionics partnered to explore how the upper body exoskeleton that elevates and supports a worker’s arms can help.By reducing the strain on a worker’s body, they feel better at the end of every day, the likelihood of sustaining injury is reduced.Jobs get completed to a higher level of quality, in a shorter amount of time, increasing both productivity and morale.Ford tested the EksoVest in two U.S. plants. As a result, use of the EksoVest will be expanded to plants in other regions, including Europe and South America.Ekso Bionics is headquartered in a former ford factory in California which opened in 1931 and was the largest auto assembly plant on the West Coast. Ekso Bionics co-founder Russ Angold said:” Collaboratively working with Ford enabled us to test and refine early prototypes of the EksoVest based on insights directly from their production line workers. “The end result is a wearable tool that reduces the strain on a worker’s body, reducing the likelihood of injury, and helping them feel better at

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January 2, 2018 - inconnu - Car giant Ford is to provide assembly line workers with powered exoskeletons to make their work easier.The EksoVest will provide the user with between 2.26 kilos and 6.8 kilos / 5lbs and15lbs of lift assistance, ideal for any action required under the vehicle. Some of these activities might include pushing in fastener rivets, snapping fuel lines into place or simply using any drill or impact drivers or torque wrenches.The vests , made of carbon fibre and steel tubing, are being supplied by US company Ekso Bionics in a pioneering partnership with Ford.A spokesman for Ekso Bionics said:” The physical demands of repetitive overhead work takes its toll on workers. “Some workers on the assembly line lift their arms an average of 4,600 times per day, or about 1 million times per year, increasing the possibility of fatigue or injury.“That’s where the EksoVest comes in. “Ford and Ekso Bionics partnered to explore how the upper body exoskeleton that elevates and supports a worker’s arms can help.By reducing the strain on a worker’s body, they feel better at the end of every day, the likelihood of sustaining injury is reduced.Jobs get completed to a higher level of quality, in a shorter amount of time, increasing both productivity and morale.Ford tested the EksoVest in two U.S. plants. As a result, use of the EksoVest will be expanded to plants in other regions, including Europe and South America.Ekso Bionics is headquartered in a former ford factory in California which opened in 1931 and was the largest auto assembly plant on the West Coast. Ekso Bionics co-founder Russ Angold said:” Collaboratively working with Ford enabled us to test and refine early prototypes of the EksoVest based on insights directly from their production line workers. “The end result is a wearable tool that reduces the strain on a worker’s body, reducing the likelihood of injury, and helping them feel better at