WearRA will be in Europe 2025
WearRAcon Europe will return to the A+A Trade Fair on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 through Friday, November 7, 2025, at the Messe Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany. For previous events and more information, visit https://www.wearraconeurope.de/ and https://www.aplusa-online.com.
WearRA is looking to work with the Augmented Enterprise Summit.
WearRA is in the planning phase to set up a demonstration and exhibition space for the latest wearable robotic devices and technologies developed by WearRA members. The Augmented Enterprise Summit is organized by BrainXchange on October 15 through 17, 2024 in DALLAS, TEXAS. Visit their website at: https://augmentedenterprisesummit.com.
WearRA Director(s) will speak at the National Ergonomics Conference
Marisol Barrero will be a Keynote Speaker at the upcoming National Ergonomics Conference & ErgoExpo in Las Vegas from October 15 through 17, 2024. For more, visit https://ergoexpo.com.
Re-Integration Into Physical Work Symposium at REHACARE 2024
Announcing the Special Topic at REHACARE 2024 September 25 – September 28! This will be a one-day symposium and a four-day Special Topic Area in Hall 1. “Re-Integration into Physical Work with Physical Assist – What is the Need Gap?” is an initiative by:
- REHACARE
- Fraunhofer IPA & Universität Stuttgart IFF
- Wearable Robotics Association, WearRA
- In collaboration with LWL Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe
The one-day symposium will focus on reintegrating people with prior injuries back into physical work (work that is not necessarily physically challenging but requires the ability to reach controls and control machinery). What is the current status and options available? What are the patient’s needs and solutions on the market?
Lectures:
- General overview and path to reintegration by LWL
- The need gap and ways forward in Germany by Fraunhofer IPA
- Specific needs and solutions for workers with spinal cord injuries and/or wheelchair users by Pro Active “the Lift Solution”
- Specific needs and solutions for those with severe back pain by HUNIC Gmbh, maker of the back-assist exosuits for lifting tasks.
- Special considerations for workers with amputations and prosthetic legs
The symposium aims to highlight the needs and show the state of the art in innovative solutions. For example, the Pro Active Wheel Chair Lift has been used successfully to operate CNC Machining Work Stations. Expect exoskeleton & exosuit examples of return to work from HUNIC and IUVO.