Exoskeleton Report Newsletter

August 28, 2025

Industrial

Episode 19: From EMG to TLVs—Picking the Right Occupational Exoskeleton
Guest: Dr. Jason Gillette
A simple conversation on lessons, hints, and tips after multiple occupational exoskeleton trials around the country. The episode is now available on YouTube and through audio streaming. You can also find a summary of the transcript on ExR.

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Wearable Robotics

Dr. Zelik’s LinkedIn Posts Now on Typeshare
ExR’s Perspective: Dr. Zelik has written countless (754) LinkedIn posts on biomechanics and occupational exoskeletons, but finding them on the platform can be difficult. As a solution for greater accessibility, the posts and information are now archived on Typeshare.

Assist Suit Museum TOKYO
An experiential exhibition facility where you can wear and compare assist suits from multiple companies. It opens Monday, September 1st, organized by the Assist Suit Association (with a sister space planned for West Japan).

Combined Operation Assist Suit by Daydo
ExR’s Perspective: Daydo has created the first passive shoulder-arm flexion-extension exoskeleton tailored for power distribution maintenance tasks. Extra passive elements for arm rotation and stretching were added to an existing shoulder exo.

Medical

HUROTICS’ wearable rehabilitation robot H-Medi certified as a Class II Medical Device
ExR’s Perspective: Just two months ago, the H-Medi was listed as Class I. Since the original posts are in Korean, this may refer to non-FDA approvals. The FDA website does not list the H-Medi under PHL code at this time.

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Awards & Recognition

Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD has been promoted to Scientific Chair, Technology and Innovation at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
“In this newly created position, he will speed the translation of technology and innovation into care, while fostering high-profile commercial and academic partnerships.”

Student / Academia

Becoming Cyborg: How AI-Powered Exoskeletons Actually Work
Leon Ex Machina visits Carnegie Mellon Robotics Professor Inseung Kang to explore lab projects and discuss exoskeletons.

9 Years of Exoskeleton Report

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