抄録
We have been developing the wearable muscle suit for direct and physical motion supports. The use of the McKibben artificial muscle has opened the way to the introduction of "muscle suits" - compact, lightweight, reliable, wearable "assist-bots" enabling manual worker to lift and carry weights. Since back pain is the most serious problem for manual worker, improvement of the back support muscle suit, operational system for practical use and interface suitable for the site under the feasibility study is shown in this paper. Also we investigate the ease of twisting of the body in the state where the muscle suit was worn and the effects of the muscle suit for lifting tasks.
