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If your current job requires you to stand for long hours, this new “chair” will ease the aches in your thighs and calves as you work.
Created by Zurich-based startup noonee, the ‘Chairless Chair’ helps users to rest their leg muscles by directing their body weight towards a variable damper attached to the battery-powered device.
The “chair” is worn like an exoskeleton, allowing users to walk or run with the device while they work. To use, simply bend your knees to a comfortable stance to activate its damper that supports your body weight.
Keith Gunura, the CEO and co-counder of noonee, told CNN that the Chairless Chair helps users maintain a good posture.
“It keeps your back straight and can reduce the occurrence of bad postures for both healthy workers and those recovering from muscle related injuries,” said Gunura.
Take a look at the Chairless Chair below, which will be used in a trial in Germany, starting with BMW in September, and with Audi later this year.
[via Gizmag, images via ExtremeTech and Gizmag]
If your current job requires you to stand for long hours, this new “chair” will ease the aches in your thighs and calves as you work.
Created by Zurich-based startup noonee, the ‘Chairless Chair’ helps users to rest their leg muscles by directing their body weight towards a variable damper attached to the battery-powered device.
The “chair” is worn like an exoskeleton, allowing users to walk or run with the device while they work. To use, simply bend your knees to a comfortable stance to activate its damper that supports your body weight.
Keith Gunura, the CEO and co-counder of noonee, told CNN that the Chairless Chair helps users maintain a good posture.
“It keeps your back straight and can reduce the occurrence of bad postures for both healthy workers and those recovering from muscle related injuries,” said Gunura.
Take a look at the Chairless Chair below, which will be used in a trial in Germany, starting with BMW in September, and with Audi later this year.
[via Gizmag, images via ExtremeTech and Gizmag]