Age and gender differences in the perception and use of soft vs. rigid exoskeletons for manual material handling.
We investigated age and gender differences in the perception and use of soft (Apex) vs. rigid (Paexo Back) passive back-support exoskeletons (BSE) for repetitive lifting and lowering. A gender-balanced sample of 20 young (18–30 years) and 16 old (45–60 years) individuals were recruited. In the first...
| Publicado en: | Ergonomics Vol. 67; no. 11; pp. 1453 - 1471 |
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| Formato: | algorithm pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2024
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