Cal-OSHA Advisors Hear About “Human Extenders” – at December Meeting (Part 1)

SAN FRANCISCO - At the December 1 meeting of the Cal-OSHA Advisory Committee, Chief John Howard introduced Hami Kazerooni, a mechanical engineering professor at UC-Berkeley's Human Engineering Laboratories, who was there to discuss his research into the role of human extenders in preventing ergonomic injuries.The professor is a robotics expert. He has a small Cal-OSHA grant and National Science Foundation funding. His interest is in design of machines and robotic systems that people can wear to enable