backX

Description

The backX is an industrial exoskeleton designed to reduce the forces and torques on the wearer’s lower back region (L5/S1 disc) by an average of 60% while stooping, lifting objects, bending or reaching.  In addition to augmenting the wearer’s strength, the backX should greatly minimize the risk of back injuries among workers.  The backX is designed to be worn all day and to not impede natural movement.   The wearer can walk, ascend and descend stairs and ladders, drive automobiles, ride bicycles, run and perform any maneuver with absolutely no restriction.

Another feature of the backX (and all SuitX products) is the special attention to integration with already existing safety equipment.  The backX can be worn with standard safety harnesses and tool belts.  The backX further includes pouches to hold cooling and heating packs for extreme weather.

This is a completely passive device and requires no batteries to operate.

Candid test run of the backX at the Google Venture Gathering in 2016:

The backX in action at various sites:

Exoskeleton Report articles featuring the SuitX (US Bionics) Technologies company: articles

SuitX (US Bionics) Emeryville, California, website

Exoskeleton Report does not endorse one exoskeleton product over another.  The exoskeleton catalog is purely for educational purposes.  The catalog is meant to provide an easily accessible birds-eye view of the exoskeleton industry, and a quick method to sort exoskeletons by type and purpose.  All prices are approximate and are meant to provide a general sense of the cost of the devices.