Submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
A new exoskeleton to support workers in railways maintenance and renewal operations::A back support exoskeleton has been developed at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology—IIT) to improve railway workers’ safety and conditions for heavy manual material handling during maintenance …
if only amtrak cared this much about their railroads and workers
Funny you mention Amtrak, as I just yesterday watched this video which shows the current Amtrak experience, explains the history and why it’s currently so far behind the rest of the world. Turns out, it’s been starved of funding from the government for a long time.
Amtrak is a for profit, private company that happens to also suckle at the public teat. Is it the governments fault this private corporation sucks…perhaps? This is the problem with public/private partnerships like this. You get the worst of both worlds. Private companies get to soak the consumer while also stealing tax money and when they suck balls blame the govt for not giving them even more tax money. Wanna know how well amtrak is doing? Look at ceo pay, profits, and dividends paid out to shareholders.
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I Imagine the companies treat their equipment maintenance about as well as their track maintenance.
How long till we get reports on the first worker being torn limb from limb when their power suit malfunctions from wear?
Now they’ll never need a sick day!
justhach@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is awesome. Just think of how much this will improve the quality of life if we can reduce the strain of repetitive stress injuries so people can spend more time enjoying their off time than just simply recovering from the wear and tear of yheir day job.
bricklove@midwest.social 1 year ago
And the owners will use it as an excuse to not hire more workers or increase wages for the more productive current workers
rycee@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Definitely! There are so many jobs with heavy lifts where something like this could help. Spanning all the way from construction to health care.
CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Just think about the amount of weapons a soldier could carry with them!
Fpsfrank85@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Help workers?!? Get those to the front line!