Exoskeleton suit allows construction workers to lift 200 lbs
Source: Construction Dive / Laurie Cowin – January 9, 2019 Dive Brief: Sarcos Robotics recently announced technology advancements to its Guardian XO Max full-body, all-electric, battery-powered industrial exoskeleton robotic system that is […]
Industrial robotic exoskeleton — the best of human and machine combined
Source: Daily Commercial News / Angela Gismondi – January 9, 2019 An American robotics company has developed an all-electric, battery powered, full-body industrial exoskeleton robotic system that aims to improve safety, productivity and efficiency […]
Bionic construction workers may enter job sites by 2020
Source: The Architects Newspaper / Ali Oriaku – December 27, 2018 Within the next two to three years, wearable technology products may become ubiquitous features of the construction job site, increasing worker safety and productivity. Sarcos Robotics, […]
US robotics firm introduces full-body exoskeleton
Source: The Construction Index / David Edwards – November 30, 2018 US-based Sarcos Robotics has introduced an all-electric, battery-powered, full-body industrial exoskeleton that it said can allow a human operator to lift and manipulate […]
Sarcos Robotics says it has overcome ‘major obstacle’ to commercial deployment of its exoskeletons
Source: Robotics & Automation News / David Edwards – November 29, 2018 Sarcos Robotics says it has overcome a “major obstacle” to the commercial deployment of its exoskeletons. Sarcos says a number of significant […]
How IoT and Data Analytics Can Improve Worker Safety, Reduce Asset Downtime
Source: Manufacturing.net / Kristi Martindale – November 29, 2018 The Cost of Unplanned Downtime As the single largest source of productivity loss, plant downtime is often a critical challenge for manufacturers. Moreover, while […]
Powered Exoskeletons: The Superhuman Solution to Manufacturing’s Very Human Issues
Source: New Equipment Digest / John Hitch / November 28, 2018 Encroaching automation. The skills gap. The opioid epidemic. These are real problems the first legitimate power-amplifying exoskeleton could take on when it’s […]
Hardhat required: A full-body, industrial robot that’s nearly ready for the job site
Source: ZDNet / Greg Nichols / November 28, 2018 How can this hulking robot operate eight hours on a single charge? If my power consumption hunch is correct, this could be the […]
Sarcos Achieves Unprecedented Power Performance Overcoming Major Obstacle to Commercial Deployment of Full-Body, Powered Industrial Exoskeletons
Significant Improvements in Power Consumption, Control System Functionality and Load Transfer Put Sarcos on Track for Commercial Release of Guardian™ XO® Max Robot in Late 2019 SALT LAKE CITY and BELLEVUE, […]
Researchers study Iron Man-like exoskeletons to improve worker productivity, safety, and well-being
Source: Virginia Tech Daily / Linda Hazelwood – October 17, 2018 Over the next decade, American manufacturers are facing an industrial skills gap with projections of 2 million manufacturing jobs […]