Ama-Exoskeletons ekunakekelweni kwezempilo: Ukuvumela abantu abakhubazekile ukuthi bahambe futhi

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• January 26, 2022

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Inani elikhulayo labantu abakhubazekile ngokomzimba likhuthaza ukukhula embonini esebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-exoskeleton ukuthuthukisa ukuhamba kanye nezinga lempilo. Ngaphandle kwemikhawulo yokuqala, ukuthuthuka kwezerobhothi, ubuhlakani bokwenziwa (AI), kanye nesayensi yezinto zokwakha kwenza ama-exoskeletons angasindi, athengeke, futhi avumelane nezimo. Ubuchwepheshe abukhuthazi nje kuphela ukuvivinya umzimba futhi bunciphise izinkinga zezempilo kodwa futhi bunemithelela ebalulekile yomphakathi, okuhlanganisa ukufinyelela okuthuthukisiwe kwamathuba emisebenzi, izindleko zokunakekelwa kwezempilo ezincishisiwe, kanye nezinguquko eziguquguqukayo zabasebenzi.

Okuqukethwe kwe-exoskeleton yezempilo

Njengoba cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingu-61 e-US behlushwa uhlobo oluthile lokukhubazeka ngokomzimba––ukunyakaza okulinganiselwe kanye nezinye izinkinga zokuhamba akuvamile. Izimo eziholela ekuhambeni okulinganiselwe zingaholela ekwehleni kwamandla, ukukhuthazela, nekhono, okuhlukahluka kuye ngokuthi umuntu nokulimala kwakhe. Uma kubhekwa lo mongo, imboni esafufusa ebandakanya ukusetshenziswa kwama-exoskeletons iyadlondlobala, ikakhulukazi kubantu abakhubazekile. 

Ama-Exoskeletons, osekunesikhathi eside athola ukunakwa ocwaningweni olugxile kwezempi, manje asezuza amandla emhlabeni wezakhamuzi, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabantu abanokukhubazeka kokuhamba. Lawa marobhothi agqokekayo angamathuluzi ahlelekayo asebenzisana nomzimba womuntu ogqokile futhi, ngaphezu kokuthuthukisa ukunyakaza komzimba, ukubekezela namandla, anika umsebenzisi amandla ngokubuyisela inkululeko yokuzikhethela nesithunzi.

Naphezu kwezinzuzo ezinkulu ezingaba khona, ukwamukelwa kwemakethe kwama-exoskeletons kunqunyelwe ngenxa yezinto eziguquguqukayo ezifana nesisindo semishini kanye nokubikezela okungasebenzi kahle kokunyakaza komuntu ogqokile lapho esondela esivimbelweni noma ehamba emhlabathini ongalingani. Kodwa-ke, intuthuko yakamuva kumarobhothi, ubuhlakani bokwenziwa, kanye nesayensi yezinto zokwakha inamandla okwenza ama-exoskeletons athengeke kakhulu, angasindi, ahlangane, futhi asebenze kahle ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene. 

Ngo-2019, kwathengiswa amasudi angu-6,000 emhlabeni wonke, iningi lawo bekungezezinjongo zokuvuselela. Kodwa-ke, ngo-2025, izilinganiso ziphakamisa ukuthi kuzoba nama-exoskeleton acishe abe yizigidi ezi-2.6 emakethe, ngenani lemakethe elilindelwe lama-USD $ 1.8 billion.

Umthelela ophazamisayo

Ukungawuvivinyi umzimba kuvame ukuba yinkinga enkulu etholwa abantu abasebenzisa izihlalo zabakhubazekile ngoba lokhu kungaholela ekuphileni kokunganyakazi kanye nokwanda kwesikhathi sokuhlala. Uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amamodeli okuqeqesha ama-locomotor kanye nokuhamba okunikezwa izihlalo zabakhubazekile, ama-robotic exoskeleton angase anikeze izinga elithuthukisiwe lokuzimela kubasebenzisi kuyilapho ephromotha amazinga okusebenza komzimba.

Njengoba ukuhlala isikhathi eside kuhlobene nezinkinga zempilo ezingapheli, okuhlanganisa ukwanda kwengozi yokufa ngenxa yomdlavuza nesifo senhliziyo, kunesidingo esiphuthumayo sokuthi abantu abakhubazekile bakhulise amazinga abo okuzivocavoca umzimba. Ama-exoskeleton amarobhothi angase anciphise isikhathi sokuhlala kuyilapho ethuthukisa isikhathi sokuma nokuhamba, okungenzeka anciphise izinkinga ezithile zempilo, kanye nokuthuthukisa ukuxhumana komphakathi nomndeni nabangane. Ukwanda komsebenzi kungasiza nasekulweni nokukhuluphala kubantu abakhubazekile. 
 
Izinkinga zokugaya ukudla zivame kakhulu kulabo abanezinkinga zokuhamba (ikakhulukazi labo abahlukunyezwa ukulimala komgogodla) futhi kungabangela ukuqunjelwa okungapheli kanye nokungakwazi ukuzibamba. Kodwa-ke, abacwaningi babika ukuthi ukuhamba kwe-robotic exoskeleton-assisted kungathuthukisa ukugaya, amathumbu, kanye nokusebenza kwesinye isinye kubantu abaphila nokulimala okunjalo. Le nzuzo iyodwa ingase ithuthukise kakhulu ikhwalithi yempilo yalabo abanenkinga yokuhamba kahle.

Imiphumela yobuchwepheshe be-exoskeleton

Imithelela ebanzi yama-exoskeletons ingafaka:

• Ukwehliswa kwezindleko zokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
• Amazinga aphansi okufa nokugula phakathi kwabantu abakhubazekile ngokomzimba.
• Ukufinyelela okuthuthukisiwe kwamathuba emisebenzi kulabo abanezinkinga zokuhamba.
• Ukunwetshwa kobuchwepheshe be-exoskeleton kweminye imikhakha edinga abasebenzi abaningi (njengokwakha nokukhiqiza) ukuze kuncishiswe izinga lokulimala, kusize ekuphakamiseni nasekuhambiseni izinto ezisindayo, futhi kuhlinzeke ngohlelo oluqinile lokusekela lokuphatha imishini nezinto ezinkulu.
• Ukwanda kwesidingo sochwepheshe abanamakhono nonjiniyela abakwazi ukunakekela futhi balungise le mishini, kuyilapho kunciphisa isidingo sabasebenzi bezandla.
• Umthetho omusha nemithethonqubo yokuqinisekisa ukusetshenziswa okuphephile nokuziphatha kwalezi zixhobo.
• Ubuchwepheshe obunweba iminyaka yokusebenza yabantu ngabanye, buthikameza ukuguquguquka kwenani labantu futhi okungenzeka kube lula umthwalo wezinhlelo zokuphepha komphakathi.
• Ukwenyuka kokusetshenziswa kwamandla okudinga ukuthuthukiswa kwemithombo yamandla esebenza kahle kakhulu.

Imibuzo okufanele icatshangelwe

• Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi lobu buchwepheshe bunamandla okuba isici esitholakala yonke indawo phakathi kwalabo abangakhubazekile?
• Nakuba kukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa ngendlela efanele kobuchwepheshe be-exoskeleton, kungavinjelwa kanjani ukusetshenziswa kabi kwama-exoskeleton yizigebengu?