Making Lifting Easier: Japan's robotic muscle suit helps users lift heavy items

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A factory in Japan is introducing a kind of robotic muscle suit to help workers lift heavy objects. The device is tied around the waist and can carry up to 30 kilograms of a heavy load.

It's intended to help reduce lower back pain and improve efficiency. Care workers for the elderly could also benefit from this - since they often must perform physically demanding duties. The suit now can be rented out for about nine-hundred US dollars.