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15/03/2021

Sleep deprivation is lurking in the workplace: “Knowledge is the first step towards change”

Restorative sleep is crucial to getting through the working day in a concentrated and active way. American and European studies show that tired employees are up to 55% less productive and 20% more absent than their well-rested colleagues. Sleep-deprived workers are also more likely to have an accident at work. Time for a wake-up call!

19/08/2020

Carglass and Mensura test exoskeletons in real work situation

Exoskeletons are ‘hot’: lab studies have repeatedly shown that they can compensate for a large percentage of required effort. But what about in a real work situation? BruBotics, the human robotics research centre at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, put it to the test. Carglass and Mensura participated in the test project.