The port environment is characterized by the handling of heavy and large loads and a high turnover. Despite this, humans are indispensable in the advancing automation. In the specific application of automobile handling, vehicles are prepared for the respective target market in technical centers. For this purpose, tires and trailer…

The research project MEXOT aims to develop a socio-technical overall system for the manually dominated automobile sector by using sensory exoskeletons and automated guided vehicles (AGV) to improve the work´s productivity and economic circumstances. Reducing manual paths and feed times through a context-situation AGV behavior while using the exoskeleton´s support…