Lockheed Martin, a well-known American military equipment company, recently developed FORTIS, a dual-use auxiliary exoskeleton device. The exoskeleton also received an order from the U.S. Department of Defense.
FORTIS exoskeleton can bring more power to the wearer and is very lightweight. It will be used in the Navys ship maintenance work in the future to assist maintenance personnel in moving heavier items. The project director of FORTIS said that ship maintenance usually requires maintenance personnel to frequently move large equipment such as grinders and rivet machines. With the help of FORTIS exoskeleton, maintenance personnel can become more relaxed in heavy physical labor, reduce physical waste and last longer. work. FORTIS can adapt to the body shape and height of different users, assisting users to lift objects weighing 16 kilograms with less effort. It can detect the users movements and respond.
It is reported that Lockheed Martin spent 5 years developing this FORTIS exoskeleton device and received an order from the Department of Defense. Auxiliary ship maintenance work is only the current application. In the future, the U.S. Department of Defense hopes to apply this technology to more defense work and even combat.
