INRS Publication on Exoskeleton Selection (French) From 2018

[Bobby Marinov]

INRS – The occupational body for occupational risk prevention in France has published several brochures/papers for companies to get up to speed on exoskeletons quickly:

Link: Un nouveau guide pour aider les entreprises à sélectionner un exosquelette, https://www.inrs.fr/actualites/nouveau-guide-entreprises-exosquelette.html?1

Main supports on exoskeletons

To get informed

• Brochure: 10 misconceptions about exoskeletons ( ED 6295 ) (2018, need to order)
• Infographic: Exoskeleton at work: 6 points of vigilance (cognitive cost when learning to use the exo (think learning to ride a bike), increased footprint of the body and potential hit/snag hazard, fear of re-distribution of forces (which is not how kinematics works), friction between the exoskeleton and the skin, physical cost of wearing the exo device, loss in balance due to changed center of mass or unexpected movement). Most of these fears are indeed outdated. For example, heat dissipation with an exoskeleton did not even make the list.
• Video: Exoskeletons at work: how to prepare for them? ( Anim-131 ) (2018)

To act

• Brochure: Acquisition and integration of an exoskeleton in a company ( ED 6315 )
• Brochure: Methodological guidelines for the selection of a professional exoskeleton (ED 6416)

To benefit from feedback

• Video: Work & Safety Meeting – Exoskeletons

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