Industrial exoskeletons: a review and development trends

Industrial exoskeletons: a review and development trends

Alexander V. Lopota
Doctor of Technical Science, Russian State Scientific Center for Robotics and Technical Cybernetics (RTC), Director and Chief Designer, 21, Tikhoretsky pr., Saint Petersburg, 194064, Russia, tel.: +7(812)552-01-10, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., ORCID:0000-0001-8095-9905

Nikolay V. Pavlov
RTC, Leading Engineer, 21, Tikhoretsky pr., Saint Petersburg, 194064, Russia,
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Viktor V. Varlashin
PhD in Technical Sciences, RTC, Head of Laboratory, 21, Tikhoretsky pr., Saint Petersburg, 194064, Russia, tel.: +7(812)552-04-77, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Vadim V. Agalakov
RTC, Specialist, 21, Tikhoretsky pr., Saint Petersburg, 194064, Russia, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Oleg A. Shmakov,
RTC, Deputy Director for customer Relations, 21, Tikhoretsky pr., Saint-Petersburg, 194064, Russia, tel.: +7(812)552-41-98, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., ORCID: 0000-0002-5424-572X

Received October 31, 2024

Abstract
The use of industrial exoskeletons in the production process allows to increase labor productivity, the level of safety and comfort in the workplace, and to reduce the number of injuries and occupational diseases. The article presents a brief overview of the current state of research in the field of industrial exoskeletons. Various design options, control strategies and methods for assessing the effectiveness of the devices are described. A review of the industrial exoskeleton market in Russia and in the world is conducted. Development trends and possibilities for the implementation of industrial exoskeletons in production are determined.

Key words
Industrial exoskeletons, personal protective equipment.

Acknowledgements
The results were obtained within the framework of the state task of Russian Ministry of Education and Science in 2024 № 075-00697-24-01 1021101316102-1-2.2.2 «Industrial exoskeleton with active drives and passive unloading elements for increasing the functionality of the operator during working with heavy tools» (FNRG-2022-0020).

DOI
10.31776/RTCJ.12401

Bibliographic description
Lopota, A.V. (2024), "Industrial exoskeletons: a review and development trends", Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 245-252, DOI: 10.31776/RTCJ.12401. (in Russian).

UDC identifier
67.05:007.52

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