Muscle Suit Development and Factory Application

Hiroshi Kobayashi; Takamitsu Aida; Takuya Hashimoto

doi:10.20965/ijat.2009.p0709

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IJAT Vol.3 No.6 pp. 709-715

doi: 10.20965/ijat.2009.p0709

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Muscle Suit Development and Factory Application

Hiroshi Kobayashi, Takamitsu Aida, and Takuya Hashimoto

Department of Mechanical Engineering Tokyo University of Science, 1-14-6 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, Japan

Received:

June 5, 2009

Accepted:

July 9, 2009

Published:

November 5, 2009

Keywords:

wearable robot, power assist, McKibben artificial muscle, work-related disorder, muscle suit

Abstract

Technological progress has liberated most industrial personnel in developed nations from heavy lifting tasks. Such work remains largely unchanged, however, in the fields of agriculture, manufacturing, and construction, among others. Such tasks are an important issue due to their potential for triggering work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The use of the McKibben artificial muscle has opened the way to the introduction of “muscle suits” - compact, lightweight, reliable, wearable “assist-bots” enabling factory personnel to lift and carry weights greater than conventionally possible.

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H. Kobayashi, T. Aida, and T. Hashimoto, “Muscle Suit Development and Factory Application,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.3 No.6, pp. 709-715, 2009.

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