On July 5, at the construction site of the 110 kV Zaoyuan Substation which will be put into operation this month by Zhejiang Shaoxing Power Supply Company, Huang Ming, an operator wearing "exoskeleton equipment", became a "Herculus" and easily carried dozens of weights. Kilogram of test equipment. It is reported that this is also the first application of exoskeleton robots in China's power system.
At the construction site, Huang Ming and another colleague put the upper extremity exoskeleton robot on their backs like a schoolbag and fixed their legs, which took less than 1 minute. "After putting on the'exoskeleton robot', work is much easier!" Huang Ming bent down to carry a toolbox weighing 25 kilograms. With the help of the exoskeleton equipment, he straightened up easily and walked forward. "For example, I want to carry 50 A kilogram of equipment, it can help me'take' about 30 kilograms." For electric power construction workers like Huang Ming, carrying heavy objects is routine, especially some measuring and testing instruments, and even several people need to work together. It is very hard to carry by hand. If the operation is improper, it is easy to cause injuries to the waist and hands of employees. At the same time, “occupational diseases” such as lumbar muscle strain often occur under long-term heavy physical labor. And this set of exoskeleton robots is "tailored" according to the weight, frequency and posture of electric workers carrying heavy objects.
According to Chen Hao, a staff member of the equipment provider SHAS Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., this exoskeleton robot is specifically designed for power implementation equipment and material handling scenarios. "Our exoskeleton robots are mainly used in some heavy physical handling scenarios. Including load scenarios, providing long-term assistance. It mainly uses bending posture and mechanical control algorithms, combined with multi-sensor fusion control and servo power system, and can provide up to 30 kg of assistance, which can reduce the total force on the waist of workers by 50% to 60 %, protect the body burden and waist injuries of electric power workers." Chen Hao said that using this exoskeleton robot is easy to walk and has no restrictions on activities, charging for 2-3 hours, battery life up to 6 to 8 hours, and the equipment is light and easy to wear. , At the same time, it supports functions such as bending over and maintaining a fixed posture. "In the next step, we will continue to work with equipment providers to develop together, and apply exoskeleton robots for innovative cooperation in complex scenarios such as more complex materials going uphill, high-voltage power grid inspections and repairs, pipe gallery line construction, etc., to provide a strong guarantee for high-quality construction of power grid systems. "The relevant person in charge of the Infrastructure Department of Zhejiang Shaoxing Power Supply Company said.