JTECKT Corp. develops "power assist suit"

A man wears the power assisting suit J-PAS developed by JTEKT Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp. unit, in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 29, 2018, which is due for launch in August this year. The 7-kilogram suit helps the wearer lift something weighing 20 kg by using the same power normally required for a 10-kg object. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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