18th ASTM F48 Meeting at Committee Week
ASTM Committee F48 on Exoskeletons is scheduled to have its 18th group meeting during ASTM Committee week in Jacksonville, Florida. Committee subgroups meet regularly throughout the year, and these events are an opportunity for the entire body to come together in its effort to produce consensus guides and standards.
Dates: Wednesday, December 9, 2026 – Thursday, December 10, 2026
Location:
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, 225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32202, USA
About:
ASTM Committee F48 on Exoskeletons and Exosuits was formed in 2017 to develop voluntary consensus standards for exoskeletons and exosuits across industrial, emergency response, medical, and military applications, and is now starting to look into consumer applications. The committee’s work spans safety, quality, performance, ergonomics, terminology, and IT/security considerations across the full product life cycle for both passive and powered systems, including those with physical or cognitive integration. This additional in-person December 2026 Committee Week meeting provides 2 days of intensive technical sessions to ballot new standards, refine existing ones, and coordinate with related committees, under the staff management of Nora Nimmerichter.
Subcommittees:
F48 has six technical subcommittees responsible for developing and maintaining standards covering topics such as safety and human factors, task-specific performance tests, quality and reliability, information technology and security aspects, and terminology and classification. These groups typically meet in both parallel and joint sessions during Committee Week to progress ballots and new work items.
Duration:
Committee F48 meets twice per year for 2–3 days of technical meetings, typically in April and December; this Jacksonville session is the additional in-person December Committee Week meeting focused specifically on exoskeleton and exosuit standards development.
More Info & Registration: ASTM Committee F48 site (ASTM International – Committee F48 on Exoskeletons and Exosuits).
