Source: Gadget / January 12, 2020 It’s designed for workers who have to lift heavy weights, but the new exoskeleton from Sarcos can give anyone superhuman strength Meet the Sarcos Guardian XO. Or rather, wear it. The XO is a battery-powered, full-body exoskeleton designed to boost human performance and endurance while helping to prevent injury. It […]

Source: KSL.com / January 9, 2020 LAS VEGAS — Baggage handlers, technicians and other employees at an airline have a lot of heavy lifting to do, literally. So, Delta is partnering with Salt Lake-based Sarcos Robotics to create robot exoskeletons that will allow employees to easily lift heavy loads without any effort at all. The […]

Source: Futurism / January 8, 2020 U.S. airline Delta is partnering with Utah-based exoskeleton company Sarcos Robotics to test whether its powered suits can help employees at lifting luggage and other repetitive tasks. “We owe it to the best airline employees on the planet to explore how emerging technology can make their jobs safer and easier,” said Gareth […]

Source: Daily Mail / January 9, 2020 Delta and Sarcos robotics demonstrated their exoskeleton for the first time The Guardian XO can lift up to 200lbs with minimal effort by the wearer Delta says a 130 lbs airplane tire feels like lifting only 20lbs It can also hoist 70lbs bags of luggage using just one […]

Source: New Atlas / January 8, 2020 Sarcos sprinkled the flavor of the future on last year’s CES show when it revealed the latest evolution of its robotic exoskeleton technology, the Guardian XO. At this year’s CES, the Salt Lake City-based robotics specialist and Delta Airlines announced pilot trials, with Delta employees set to be among the […]

Source: ZDNet / January 8, 2020 Sarcos Robotics has teamed up with Delta Air Lines to take the strain out of heavy lifting. In 2018, I wrote that Sarcos, a robotics company headquartered in Utah, was developing a robotic exoskeleton that would fundamentally change how heavy lifting is done on job sites. With an announcement today that Sarcos has partnered […]

Source: CNET / January 7, 2020 At CES, Delta’s CEO talks about exoskeletons for freight loaders and other workers. Also on tap: airport displays tailored to individual passengers. At CES this year, Delta Air Lines is playing a role beyond simply flying attendees to Las Vegas. CEO Ed Bastian arrived from Atlanta to give the opening keynote presentation Tuesday, where […]