So much money... and no way to carry it home... until now! The Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is the first to test Cyberdyne’s exosuits designed specifically to help employees over 65 to carry wads of cash. If successful, this trend could continue within the Japanese banking sector. (via Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp & WSJ)
One Japanese bank is test piloting an exosuit created by Cyberdyne Inc., to allow senior employees to carry tons of cash easily. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp has about 16% of employees who are over the age of 65.
They hope that the exosuits will help relieve these employees of the extensive need to do heavy lifting when moving large parcels of money around the bank. I’ve never held that much cash before, but a part of me really wouldn’t mind the burden.
However, large stacks of cash can get pretty heavy – especially bags of coins. Hence, the exosuit would reduce the weight of loads by 40%. So, 20 pounds would feel like 12 pounds. They hope that the initial trial will be successful so that they can roll out the exosuits to their other banking branches.
Cyberdyne Inc.’s exosuit design first trialed at ten Japanese hospitals (via Takashi Nakajima)
This isn’t the first time Cyberdyne has used exosuits to lessen burdens of the elderly. About two years ago they trialed specialized exosuits in ten Japanese hospitals as part of a rehabilitation program to teach patients with debilitating nerve and muscle conditions to walk. This particular suit had robotic parts that used bio-electrical sensors to trigger different motors on the exosuit that helped the patients walk.
It seems like Cyberdyne is doing good work that is helping a lot of people with limited mobility. Their recent tactics show that they are also pursing more market verticals that are going beyond the healthcare sector.
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