Panasonic Awn 03

The awn 03b is smaller and more specialized than prior prototypes.

Panasonic awn 03.

Assist suit awn 03 a hip and back support exoskeleton designed to help with lifting. The awn 02 is a test model including functionality inherited from the powerloader tm light pll 01 for research to assist with bending and extending the trunk of the user. With position sensors detecting the movements of the trunk the awn 02 operates motors at the lower back in accordance with the user s intended movements thereby reducing. Panasonic expects growing demand for such equipment amid the graying of the population and labor shortages in the construction and agricultural industries.

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. Activelink has multiple of these devices in testing. Activelink is part of panasonic and has been developing exoskeletons for the workplace for more than a decade. It automatically senses the user s motion when lifting and holding heavy objects and sends a signal to the motors to rotate the gears.

Awn 03 the awn 03 was especially developed to provide lower back support.