Car assembly is heavy work – this exoskeleton can boost your strength

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A factory worker uses an exoskeleton to help lift his arms to perform tasks

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When a few workers at Ford’s assembly plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, started wearing exoskeletons for the first time, people made fun of them. Calls of “Hey, Iron Man!” rang across the factory line. Putting one on, I understand the comments – I feel and look a bit like a superhero.

The inside of the assembly plant is like the inside of a clock, full of moving parts that all work together. Cars wind their way through …