Employees at logistics company Pack & Move tested two passive back-support exoskeletons, the French Hapo BACK and the Swiss Auxivo LiftSuit 2, while lifting rolls of stretch film. Both relieve the lower back, yet each employee chose a different model.

The employee wearing Hapo BACK put it this way: “There’s no strain on the spine at all – it all goes into the legs. It’s as if my lower back isn’t working.” His colleague preferred the LiftSuit 2, a textile exoskeleton worn like a vest. Both models run without batteries and are CE-certified.

There is no one-size-fits-all exoskeleton. That’s why we recommend a 2-week pilot with your own team before you choose.