Wearable Robotics Roadshow

MADE Competence Center Industry 4.0 is continuing its commitment to supporting technological innovation and digital transformation of Italian manufacturing companies by hosting and co-organizing a leg of the Wearable Robotics Roadshow, Comau’s traveling event to discover MATE exoskeletons.

Started last September from Comau’s headquarters in Grugliasco (Turin, Italy), the Wearable Robotics Roadshow aims to introduce and test the benefits and different applications of MATE exoskeletons: among the solutions presented, the MATE-XT upper limb exoskeleton, designed to reduce the muscle load on the shoulders during repetitive activities that require keeping the arms raised for a long time, stands out. Also shown was the IoT version MATE-XT 4.0, designed to be connected with the enabling technologies of the smart factory. Finally, the new MATE-XB model, designed to relieve muscle fatigue in the lower back area in static positions while lifting loads from the floor, was presented.

The event offered participants the opportunity to learn more about the ergonomic and physical-muscular well-being benefits of MATE exoskeletons, as well as to learn about successful use cases through the testimonies of customers currently employing these devices in multiple industrial settings, from logistics to automotive and transportation, from assembly and goods handling to carpentry, construction, agriculture, textile production, and cleaning, painting and maintenance services.

Thanks to the interventions of INAIL researchers, the technical and regulatory reference aspects of occupational exoskeletons and those related to their use for the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders were, in addition, discussed in depth.

MADE4.0 thus continues its commitment to innovation and supporting Italian companies in their technological growth and development.