Table 1.
Classification of occupational exoskeletons (OEs) according to kinematics, structure, and actuation; within each category, a nonexhaustive list of commercial and prototypical OEs is given
| Kinematics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper-limb exoskeletons | Back-support exoskeletons | ||||
| Rigid structure | Soft exosuits | Rigid structure | Soft exosuits | ||
| Antropomorphic kinematic chain | Nonantropomorphic kinematic chain | No kinematic chain | Antropomorphic kinematic chain | Nonantropomorphic kinematic chain | No kinematic chain |
| MATETM ShoulderXTM LevitateTM EksoVestTM |
Paexo ShoulderTM Besk GTM |
Zhou et al., 2021 | ATOUN MODEL YTM Paexo BackTM HALTM for Labor Support (von Glinski et al., 2019) Cray XTM |
Lamers and Zelik, 2021
Lamers et al., 2018 PLAD (Abdoli-E et al., 2006) |
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