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: Digital Trends / January 7, 2020 Whether it’s heavy luggage or fully laden planes that can weigh in excess of 100,000 pounds, working for an airline can involve shifting some pretty sizable weight. Could robot exosuits help make everything a little bit easier? That’s what Delta, one of the biggest airlines in the United […]

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 […]

Source: PCMag / S.C. Stuart – December 10, 2019 The Guardian XO robotic exoskeleton from Sarcos merges man with machine, giving the person inside super-human strength and reducing wear and tear on the body. On a recent visit to the Salt Lake City headquarters of robotics firm Sarcos, I strapped on a crash helmet, safety glasses, protective […]

Source: CNET / Lexy Savvides – December 10, 2019 Superhuman strength is now possible for us mere mortals. Imagine lifting 100 pounds as though it were only five. That’s the promise of the Guardian XO, a wearable robot that helps you lift heavy objects without straining or injuring your body. Bonus? It looks like a super […]

Source: IEEE Spectrum / Evan Ackerman – December 10, 2019 It won’t make you look like Iron Man but the Guardian XO allows you to lift 200 pounds without breaking a sweat One year ago, for IEEE Spectrum’s special report on the Top Tech for 2019, Sarcos Robotics promised that by the end of the year they’d be ready to […]

Source: ZDNet / Greg Nichols – December 10, 2019 Literally, Iron Man is happening, and one company has emerged as an early frontrunner in the robot suit game. A robotics company based in Salt Lake City is about to blow up news feeds with the release of a device that, as a species, we’ve been anticipating […]

Source: Military.com / Gina Harkins – September 18, 2019 QUANTICO, Virginia — Marines who spend much of their day lifting hefty ammunition or moving pallets full of gear could soon get a helping hand. The Marine Corps is close to signing a deal to test an exoskeleton prototype that can help a single person move as much as several leathernecks […]

Source: Robotics Business Review / Keith Shaw – July 10, 2019 How exoskeletons and robots are augmenting human capabilities in the industrial workforce. As companies and organizations look to automate their tasks through robotics and other systems, they’re quickly finding that many more tasks still require human intelligence and flexibility. In those cases, human augmentation through the use […]

Source: Thomas / David Mantey – April 2, 2019 Sarcos Robotics is responsible for some incredible technology. Last July, we introduced you to the company’s Guardian S, the 4-foot-long inspection robot that uses magnetic tracks to inch along everything from metal walls to oil pipelines. The Salt Lake City-based company is also responsible for the Guardian GT robot, which allows […]