In this episode, WearRA director Dr. Thomas Sugar recaps his trips to the 2024 Las Vegas National Ergonomics Conference, the “Are You Ready for Exoskeletons?” workshop (held at the same conference), and the Augmented Enterprise Summit, offering a front-row seat to two premiere events and showcasing the latest trends in exoskeletons, wearable robotics, general wearables, …
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Episode 9 – Deploying Military Exoskeletons: Insights with George Woodland
Welcome to the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics podcast, a discussion on real-life practical human augmentation. We do our best to cut through the science fiction and marketing hype to get to the bottom of what exoskeleton technology can and can’t do for you or your family. We are very fortunate to have our first guest …
Episode 8: Meet the Groups Advancing Exoskeleton Awareness
Episode 8 of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics Podcast is all about governing and related organizations within this emerging tech field.
Podcast Episode 7: Challenges to Mass Exoskeleton Adoption: Understanding the Barriers
In Episode 7 of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics Podcast, hosts Bobby Marinov (ExR) and Tom Sugar (WearRA) team up to uncover the recurring challenges that have slowed the widespread adoption of exoskeleton technology—issues like fit, comfort, proving the return on investment (ROI), limitations in range of motion, heat management, and more. The episode delves …
Medical Applications: Episode 6 of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics Podcast
In the 6th episode of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics Podcast, we conclude our overview of the significant applications of exo technology. Medical wearables have been developing for decades, and there is no shortage of devices and uses to discuss. However, this is a very sensitive topic. On the one hand, we didn’t want to …
Podcast Episode 5: Consumer Exoskeletons
Can you use exoskeleton technology to your advantage if you want to go out and have some fun? Absolutely! Join Bobby and Tom in a conversational overview of consumer/commercial exoskeletons and similar technology. This episode discusses developments in skiing, fitness, hiking, STEM education, and training wearables. For the first time in this episode, we also …
Podcast Episode 4: Applications of Military Exoskeletons
With the combined efforts of the Wearable Robotics Association and the Exoskeleton Report, we continue our overview of exoskeleton applications. In episode 4 of our ongoing podcast series, we follow up our introduction to occupational and industrial wearables with that of military exoskeletons. You can listen to the newest podcast episode here: Or, you can …
Episode 3: Applications of Industrial Exoskeletons
The joint video series between the Wearable Robotics Association and the Exoskeleton Report is starting to transform into a full podcast. In this episode, we explore the applications of industrial and occupational exoskeletons. What can they do for you? How can wearable robotics change how we do repetitive work? If you know people who have …