What is Exoskeletal Arm Support System?

As more research gets done on the subject of ergonomics and minimizing work and office related stress and injury, more interesting and useful gadgets are developed to aid comfortable working and minimize injury.

Among the newer such products that may well help us in our quest for safe computing is the Exoskeletal Arm Support System – a device that promises to improve work performance.

It is a product called the x-Ar, the zeroG mechanical arm technology from Equipois, which hopes to be able to help people who work each day with their arm extended and outstretched.

It is a device that actually is to be worn on the arm that offers support and also increases the strength and efficiency of working while reducing arm fatigue and possibility of stress related injury.

This is an exoskeleton (outer skeleton) that is designed to help a person perform tasks related to the arms, wrists, shoulders and neck in a way that could help reduce injury resulting from repetitive motions, instances of strain, sprains and other disorders of a musculoskeletal nature.

The zeroG mechanical arm technology enables people to pick up items and tools without feeling the weight of those items; i.e. as though they were weightless. Similarly, the x-Ar bears the weight of the arm and also any small objects that one is required to handle while helping the user retain range of motion.

So it can help a person experience less discomfort and fatigue even when they spend a lot of time with their arms outstretched.

This is not a medical device meant to cure an already existing problem, but a preventive measure to help reduce physical stresses and strains and hence injury.