I&T Wish | Safety Exoskeleton for Manual Lifting and Handling of Heavy Objects
(REF : W-0080) |
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Trial Project | ||||||||||||||||
Summary and Challenges |
Manual lifting and handling of heavy objects forms part of the daily routine of warehouse workers. Such repetitive routine often raises safety issues and health concerns to workers, especially the risk of back injury. This project explores the use of light-weight exoskeleton to ensure proper lifting postures and techniques to alleviate the strain on the backbone, thereby improving the workplace safety and health of workers. |
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Expected Outcome | To deploy light-weight exoskeleton to protect working safety of workers. | |||||||||||||||
Expected Trial Duration | 12 months | |||||||||||||||
Contact Information |
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Upload Date | 2019-02-04 | |||||||||||||||
Closing Date | 2019-02-18 | |||||||||||||||
Propose I&T Solution | Closed |