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SUMMARY:79. Investigating Manual Labor Workers’ Perceptions of Exoskeleton
 s Using the Wearable Robot Perception (WeaR-P) Questionnaire
DESCRIPTION:Poster\n\nYves Valentin, Thi Le, and HeeSun Choi (Texas Tech U
 niversity)\n\nIndustrial exoskeletons have the potential to reduce injury 
 risk, enhance productivity, and improve the quality of life among workers.
  Despite the expected benefits, there is limited understanding of workers’
  perceptions of this novel technology. This study examined manual labor wo
 rkers' multifaceted perception of exoskeletons compared to general populat
 ions using the newly developed Wearable Robot Perception (WeaR-P) Question
 naire. A total of 62 workers with physically demanding jobs and 59 univers
 ity students completed the WeaR-P Questionnaire after reading information 
 on industrial exoskeletons. Results indicated that the overall perception 
 of exoskeletons among manual labor workers was more favorable than that of
  the healthy, young students who are unlikely to perform everyday tasks in
 volving high physical demands. Furthermore, workers with prior experience 
 with exoskeletons had more positive perceptions than those without experie
 nce. The findings suggest that an individual’s perception of exoskeletons 
 may vary depending on their daily tasks, goals, and hands-on experience.\n
 \nTrack: Aging, Augmented Cognition, Children's Issues, Communications, Cy
 bersecurity, Education, Environmental Design, General Sessions, Human AI R
 obot Teaming (AI), Macroergonomics, Occupational Ergonomics, Student Forum
 , Surface Transportation, Sustainability, System Development
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