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Comparison of five back-support exoskeletons with different functional mechanisms (three passive, two active) in Wearable Technologies (2023): 12 participants lifted, carried and lowered a 13 kg box while trunk muscle EMG and kinematics were recorded. Data are not publicly deposited; available from the corresponding author on request. Link goes to the paper.

Details

Subjects

n = 12

Setting

Laboratory (controlled or simulated)

Protocol / load

Combined lift-carry-lower of a 13 kg box

Equipment

Rakunie, BionicBack, SoftExo Lift (passive); Japet.W, Cray X (active); EMG, motion capture

License

Data on request from the corresponding author

Keywords

exoskeleton, back, passive-exoskeleton, active-exoskeleton, force-path, data-on-request

Added to catalog

2026-08-07

Exoskeleton

Record type

Device evaluation

Device(s)

Rakunie, BionicBack, SoftExo Lift, Japet.W (Japet), Cray X (German Bionic)

Body region

Back

Actuation

Passive, Active

Study design

Five devices vs. no device, head-to-head, within-subject

Outcomes

Muscle activity (EMG), Kinematics

This record is part of the exoskeleton collection.

Cite

Cite the dataset as its authors request (check the source page for an official citation); this BibTeX is a convenience starting point.

@misc{reimeir-back-exo-mechanisms,
  author = {Reimeir, B. and Calisti, M. and Mittermeier, R. and Ralfs, L. and Weidner, R.},
  title  = {{Five Back-Support Exoskeletons: Trunk EMG \& Kinematics in Lift-Carry-Lower}},
  year   = {2023},
  doi    = {10.1017/wtc.2023.5},
  url    = {https://doi.org/10.1017/wtc.2023.5},
}