SEOUL—Engineers at Hyundai Motor Group have developed exoskeleton technology to address ergonomic issues and concerns on its assembly lines. Their wearable devices include the Hyundai Chairless Exoskeleton (H-CEX) and the Hyundai Vest Exoskeleton (H-VEX).
“The robotics field not only offers future mobility solutions, but also presents alternative solutions to reduce productivity decline in the workforce,” says Youngcho Chi, executive vice president and chief innovation officer at Hyundai Motor Group. “[We] plan to utilize [our] extensive technological database collected from autonomous vehicle production experience to drive the company’s success in the robotics field.”