SCRA Funded Project Studies Exoskeleton Applications in the Manufacturing Industry
Connecting tech startups and academic R&D teams with industry partners, the Industry Solutions team awarded a Demonstration Grant and connected a group of Clemson University faculty and students to aeronautics giant, Boeing. The team was studying the benefits of exoskeletons.
The Demonstration Grand funded a pilot project aimed to analyze both powered and passive exoskeletons for industrial use and create a software tool for future industry use to analyze manufacturing processes for exoskeleton applications.
As industrial exoskeletons have continued to improve and the evidence for technology effectiveness continues to grow, there is a critical need for an objective and comparative analysis of technology effectiveness and potential for industry adoption. This is especially important for both the exoskeleton manufacturing industry and the user community.
