Jeju to rent wearable robots to farmers

Jeju Island will begin renting wearable robots to farmers, introducing technology designed to reduce the physical strain of farm work in one of South Korea’s key agricultural regions. The equipment is a vest-type strength-assist robot developed for Jeju’s farming conditions, including mandarin orange harvesting and other tasks that require repeated bending or handling of heavy loads, the provincial government said Sunday. The robot can provide up to 25 kilogram-force of support to the lower back

By The Korea Herald