A new exoskeleton to support workers in railways maintenance and renewal operations::A back support exoskeleton has been developed at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology—IIT) to improve railway workers’ safety and conditions for heavy manual material handling during maintenance …

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    2 years ago

    This is awesome. Just think of how much this will improve the quality of life if we can reduce the strain of repetitive stress injuries so people can spend more time enjoying their off time rather than just simply recovering from the wear and tear of their day job.

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    2 years ago

    I Imagine the companies treat their equipment maintenance about as well as their track maintenance.

    How long till we get reports on the first worker being torn limb from limb when their power suit malfunctions from wear?

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      2 years ago

      Sick days are a human right, etc, but if this reduces the number that are taken because of back pain, that’s a win for everyone.

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    2 years ago

    The only problem is that the rail companies all over the world treat their workers like a consumable item. If they had thousands of dollars spare per each rail worker that money would go immediately to the pockets of the executives. As it mostly does today.