When people lift heavy things overhead, the main movements that create strain in the body are bending at the shoulders and lower back — so exoskeletons should focus on helping those areas to reduce...
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When people lift heavy things overhead, the main movements that create strain in the body are bending at the shoulders and lower back — so exoskeletons should focus on helping those areas to reduce...
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Shoulder and lumbar flexion/extension are the primary torque-generating movements during overhead load handling, and therefore represent key biomechanical targets for exoskeleton-based load reduction in manual labor tasks that involve lifting objects above shoulder level.
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Study: Design and Preliminary Evaluation of a Hybrid Active-Passive Upper-Body Exoskeleton for Overhead Load Assistance
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