Someone recently asked me if I wear a lab coat at work. Nope. 😁

The work we do involves testing devices in the lab, designing in CAD, and analyzing data.

It also involves A LOT of writing, conversations with collaborators, end-users and subject matter experts, and whiteboard sessions.

And sometimes exoskeleton R&D looks like a weekend walk around the neighborhood with a coffee in hand.

That’s because a big part of R&D in our field is connecting biomechanical principles and engineering designs to real-world use and impact.

Which means testing various types of wearable tech during all sorts of mundane activities — daily chores, work tasks, walking around the neighborhood, etc.

Learning what works biomechanically, what works practically, and where those two diverge.

One of the biggest mistakes I see from wearable tech developers is focusing too much on one of these, and not nearly enough on the other.

Always be testing. 🎯

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