With this robotpak is a construction worker twenty times stronger

Multimedia What if robots and humans work together as one, they thought, at the American Sarcos Robotics. The company has an exoskeleton developed for the construction of a human being twenty times stronger. Who is this suit wearing, tilt with ease to 90 kilos.

Robotkrachten have for companies many advantages in their human counterparts. After all, they are stronger than man, are not injured and are not tired. But robots are only good in static work, for example, on the treadmill in a factory. The dynamic environment of a construction site in the outdoors for them is still asking too much and people will stay there so needed.

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From Sarcos Robotics they have over the past seventeen years and 175 million dollars (154 million euros) invested with the power of the robot and the capacities of man to unite. First, they developed a full exoskeleton for construction workers and other workers in heavy industry: the Guardian SO Max.

Who is eager to bring in a Guardian SO Max, still needs some patience. The exoskeleton is expected to close by the end of this year officially launched for commercial use. The first copies at the beginning of 2020 to customers shipped.

With the coat on is a man is twenty times stronger, the company informs in a press release. The lifting of 50 pounds feels therefore like you but 2,5 kilo in your hands. Throughout the day work comfortably with weights of 90 pounds would, according to the creators, no problem. Users with the extract is not only productive, but also more healthy. The exoskeleton can overload and werkplaatsongelukken, for example, by fatigue, to help prevent. the

The makers have in addition wagered on ease of use. By opting for a battery pack in place of fixed wiring gives the operator all the freedom to move. The exoskeleton is also within a minute or pulling and feel for the user is not heavy because of the user partially in the pack, resting the weight of the skeleton and the battery during the work on the ground.