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Hyundai exoskeleton aims to cut workers' strains, will be tested in factories
October 27, 2018 by Nancy Owano, Phys.org
 
 

Assembly line productivity goes nowhere north if aching joints from repetitive tasks kill required levels of stamina. Physical demands in certain tasks make the shoulder a sore spot, literally.

Overhead activity, for example, can result in aches and pains. "Some workers on the assembly line lift their arms an average of 4,600 times per day, or about 1 million times per year," reports stated.

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