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20210610 - APEX Robotic Exoskeleton - Travis AFB

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Image fully released. Model release on file in Media Relations & Strategic Communications.

SSgt Brian Dixon lifts a 50-lb tub with the assistance of the APEX robotic exoskeleton, at Travis Air Force Base on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Dixon is a safety technician with risk management. Prof. Tom Sugar and his team conceived, designed and produced the exoskeletons to address the high injury rate of aerial porters – airmen who lift content and push pallets of military and humanitarian supplies for transport worldwide. A DARPA Rapid Innovation Fund grant funded the project. The ASU team completed an 8-week test period with the aerial porters of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron, which resulted in no injuries. The 8-lb devices disengaged when walking, running, sitting or crawling to allow free movements to not be in the way. When activated, they assisted with pushing and lifting to about 22-foot pounds of pressure per leg. It also stabilized the hips to prevent lower-back injuries. Photo by Charlie Leight/Arizona State University

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20210610 - APEX Robotic Exoskeleton - Travis AFB<br /> <br /> Released:<br /> Image fully released. Model release on file in Media Relations & Strategic Communications.<br /> <br /> SSgt Brian Dixon lifts a 50-lb tub with the assistance of the APEX robotic exoskeleton, at Travis Air Force Base on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Dixon is a safety technician with risk management. Prof. Tom Sugar and his team conceived, designed and produced the exoskeletons to address the high injury rate of aerial porters – airmen who lift content and push pallets of military and humanitarian supplies for transport worldwide. A DARPA Rapid Innovation Fund grant funded the project. The ASU team completed an 8-week test period with the aerial porters of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron, which resulted in no injuries. The 8-lb devices disengaged when walking, running, sitting or crawling to allow free movements to not be in the way. When activated, they assisted with pushing and lifting to about 22-foot pounds of pressure per leg. It also stabilized the hips to prevent lower-back injuries. Photo by Charlie Leight/Arizona State University