Problem description:

Increased productivity requirements are associated with high performance demands on workers. Physically working employees are exposed to a gradual fatigue of the muscular system during working hours, which may as a consequence of joint and muscular system overload lead to health difficulties later in life. To reduce enormous loads and fatigue, exoskeletons have been used.

Older exoskeletons available on the market were expensive and thus used only by the military sector and rescue services. However, due to lower costs, the target market group is becoming bigger and exoskeletons are being deployed in industry, health care, and leisure time activities.