M-STARX is a project team at the University of Michigan dedicated to building strength-augmenting robotic exoskeletons. Our main focus is to enhance the abilities of first responders and individuals who enter dangerous environments to help others by equipping them with exoskeleton technology. These wearable robotics give them the added strength needed to save lives while protecting theirs.

Aside from its inherent life-threatening nature, the work of a first-responder is grueling. Alongside carrying heavy equipment daily, they have to face a plethora of scenarios that require a lot of strength and endurance. Even the everyday task of loading a person on a stretcher into an ambulance can be strenuous to the body. When the stakes are life and death, digging through rubble and carrying people can be exhausting.