Waupaca Foundry: Foundry workers given 'robotic' glove to improve grip and protect hands

Waupaca Foundry is using an innovative adaptive technology to support workers who manually grind iron castings in the foundry. The "Ironhand" glove is claimed to be the world's first soft exoskeleton designed for the human hand to improve grip strength and reduce effort. The system was tested at the iron casting supplier's Etowah, Tennessee casting [...]