Post date: May 24, 2014 10:35:52 AM
http://fpcj.jp/en/worldnews-en/tours-en/p=20929/
A press tour organized by the FPCJ was held to look at new approaches being attempted as solutions for the increasing need for elderly care in Japan.
The tour visited the Katsushika Campus of the Tokyo University of Science and began by hearing from Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi, creator of the Muscle Suit. The Muscle Suit is a muscular support exoskeleton that could be useful for not just elderly care, but also in a variety of other fields where heavy lifting occurs. Not only is it easy to put on, the suit itself only weighs five kilograms. The suit is designed to reduce strain on the lower back when lifting with it equipped.