A hip exoskeleton was designed that can assist hip extension during squat lifting and pushing. The device incorporates a motor, ball screw in a compact lightweight package. The total weight of the system including the battery is 3.94 kg and the system can supply over 30 Nm of torque to each leg. The device assists lifting and pushing and is not engaged during walking, running or other tasks.
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Brandon Martin, W., Boehler, A., Hollander, K. W., Kinney, D., Hitt, J. K., Kudva, J., & Sugar, T. G. (2022). Aerial Porter Exoskeleton (APEX) for Lifting and Pushing. In Biosystems and Biorobotics (Vol. 27, pp. 529–533). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_85
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