newsare.net
As a member of the packing team in the NDP Pack Committee, Private Muhammad Noor Hyder Bin Zaini often spends long hours moving heavy boxes around the packing site in Nee Soon Camp. Thankfully, an exoskeleton suit has made his job slightly easier by helpi'I feel like a Transformer': SAF personnel fitted with exoskeleton suits to assemble NDP packs
As a member of the packing team in the NDP Pack Committee, Private Muhammad Noor Hyder Bin Zaini often spends long hours moving heavy boxes around the packing site in Nee Soon Camp. Thankfully, an exoskeleton suit has made his job slightly easier by helping to lighten the loads he carries. As part of his job, the 20-year-old has to lift boxes of the 2024 NDP packs up onto the pallets. Each box, containing 15 NDP packs, weighs about 10kg. «It mainly helps to support my back, so I don't have to use too much effort [to lift the boxes]. The boxes feel a lot lighter,» he said to AsiaOne on Tuesday (July 16). Describing what it's like to wear the 10kg exoskeleton suit, Hyder said: «I feel like a Transformer.» The exoskeleton suit comes with straps that are fitted on his legs, as well as shoulder straps which are worn like a backpack. The user is also able to adjust the amount of support required by adjusting the buttons on the side of the suit. «It felt a little heavy at first, but after a while I got used to it and it feels like a part of my body,» said Hyder, who added he can wear the suit for up to two hours at a time. Read more