With a focus on productivity and encouragement of social distancing on construction sites, tool manufacturer Hilti has announced a raft of new products, including the EXO-O1, a wearable mechanical exoskeleton. Citing an aging workforce and the need to recruit a new generation, Hilti says the exoskeleton will reduce some of the strains associated with repetitive labor.
“This exoskeleton is one step into a family of products to improve life” for workers, says Rafael Garcia, Hilti senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “We want to offer solutions to make the work easier, while being able to execute the applications customers need.”