Detroit, Michigan - Marty Smets adjusts an exoskeleton worn by Carlo Bishop, both of Ford Motor Company, at the North American International Auto Show

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Detroit, Michigan - Marty Smets adjusts an exoskeleton worn by Carlo Bishop, both of Ford Motor Company, at the North American International Auto Show. The device is intended to make it easier for assembly line workers to repetitively perform certain tasks. Ford estimates that some of its assembly workers must lift their arms to perform overhead work 4,600 times a day.

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Size: 4163px × 2776px
Location: Detroit, MI, United States
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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