Awn 03 Panasonic

The awn 03 is a powered hip exoskeleton for work and industry made by activelink.

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Activelink is part of panasonic and has been developing exoskeletons for the workplace for more than a decade. Assist suit awn 03 a hip and back support exoskeleton designed to help with lifting. Panasonic expects growing demand for such equipment amid the graying of the population and labor shortages in the construction and agricultural industries. It automatically senses the wearer s motion when heavy objects are lifted or held and triggers the motors to rotate the gears.

The assist suit awn 03 is designed to help manual labor workers lift heavy objects with less. The assist suit awn 03 is strapped. Activelink has multiple of these devices in testing. Panasonic recently revealed plans to sell a consumer grade robotic exoskeleton suit later this year.

For more than a decade the activelink division at panasonic has been developing exoskeletons such as the awn 03 which is designed to provide lower back support. It automatically senses the user s motion when lifting and holding heavy objects and sends a signal to the motors to rotate the gears. It also raises the user s upper body while pushing on their thighs and as a result reduces stress on the user s lower back by 15kg. Awn 03 the awn 03 was especially developed to provide lower back support.

To combat this panasonic s awn 03 has been developed to reduce stress on its wearer s lower back by 15kg when lifting heavy items. The prototype model was officially branded under the panasonic brand but appears to have been developed by activelink in 2003 2005.