I’ve been all about these things since we first started talking about them, but whatever that is is bullshit. It doesn’t have nearly enough connection points, and the ones it does have are secured by velcro. If the workers are feeling anything, and that’s a big “if,” then it’s purely placebo.
Edit: Clearly @Hellsadvocate thinks tricking folks is the way of the future.
My company is getting some exoskeletons to decrease the strain the work has on our employees and increase work safety.
Not every company is comic book evil…
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“It used to take me over an hour to space an alien queen out the airlock, but with this new exoskeleton, I can get the job done in under 5 minutes.”
I’ve been all about these things since we first started talking about them, but whatever that is is bullshit. It doesn’t have nearly enough connection points, and the ones it does have are secured by velcro. If the workers are feeling anything, and that’s a big “if,” then it’s purely placebo.
Edit: Clearly @Hellsadvocate thinks tricking folks is the way of the future.
It doesn’t need to work. As long as people think it works they can use it to increase the weight people are required to lift unassisted.
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“Wearing exoskeletons to increase
work efficiencyprofit and absolutely nothing else”FTFY
My company is getting some exoskeletons to decrease the strain the work has on our employees and increase work safety. Not every company is comic book evil…
I’d like to wear one of those exoskeletons so I could throw one of those boxes like a projectile at management! Huzzah!