OccBiomechanics
Collection

Occupational exoskeletons

Every record in the catalog that involves an occupational exoskeleton, grouped by the body region the device supports. Each one carries the device, its actuation, the study design, and the outcome families measured — so evaluations can be compared on what they actually tested rather than on their abstracts.

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Device evaluations
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Devices
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Body regions
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Controller-training datasets
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Field studies
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With open data

Devices covered

Exo type
Actuation

How these records are described

Two kinds of record

Device evaluations put an exoskeleton on a participant and measure its effect. Controller-training datasets carry no device: they were collected to build the intent detection, payload estimation, or joint-load models an exoskeleton controller needs.

Comparable outcomes

Each evaluation lists the outcome families it reported — muscle activity, kinematics, assistive forces, metabolic and cardiovascular cost, task performance, and comfort — which makes the gaps between studies visible as well as their findings.

The data-sharing gap

Open data is the exception in this literature: in a 2026 survey of 66 recent occupational-exoskeleton studies, only 12 deposited data in a public repository and 39 carried no data-availability statement at all. Field studies — run in real workplaces, and what evaluation standards most need — are the least shared, which is why they carry a Field badge here.

Toward shared standards

These fields are a first step toward reporting occupational exoskeleton evaluations consistently. If your group runs evaluations, we would like your input on what the schema should capture — see how to contribute.