Shin Jang-Hoon, Lim Hyunmuk, Byeon Naeun, Lee Dokwan, Lee Hwang-Jae, Lee Wan-Hee
Industry-Academy Cooperation Foundation, Sahmyook University, Seoul, 01795, Republic of Korea.
Applied Physical Therapy Lab, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Future Convergence, Sahmyook University, Seoul, 01795, Republic of Korea.
Biomed Eng Online. 2025 Jun 5;24(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s12938-025-01402-8.
Sedentary lifestyles can lead to musculoskeletal disorders, but proper sitting posture, particularly maintaining a slight anterior pelvic tilt, helps prevent issues like lower back pain and spinal misalignment. Samsung Electronics wearable robot 'Bot Fit' improves posture by enhancing core muscle tension, reducing trapezius muscle tension, and improving spinal alignment, which can alleviate pain and improve overall musculoskeletal health.
This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Samsung's wearable robot, 'Bot Fit', in promoting proper sitting posture.
This study involved 37 participants, including healthy adults, elderly individuals. Participants were evaluated under two conditions, with and without the Bot Fit device, while seated on a Bobath table. Muscle tension, spinal angles, sitting height, and gluteal pressure distribution were measured under both conditions, and statistical analysis was conducted using paired t-tests with a significance level of p = 0.05.
Participants showed a significant increase in sitting height and rectus abdominis muscle tone, while upper trapezius muscle tone significantly decreased (p < 0.05). Additionally, hip pressure increased across all regions, and pressure differences between the left and right hips decreased significantly (p < 0.01).
Wearing the Bot Fit with its posture correction function improved muscle tone and sitting posture in adults and the elderly, potentially helping to prevent secondary musculoskeletal disorders from poor posture. Future research should explore the optimal torque settings of the Bot Fit based on individual factors like weight and gender.
久坐的生活方式会导致肌肉骨骼疾病，但正确的坐姿，尤其是保持轻微的骨盆前倾，有助于预防诸如腰痛和脊柱排列不齐等问题。三星电子的可穿戴机器人“Bot Fit”通过增强核心肌肉张力、降低斜方肌张力和改善脊柱排列来改善姿势，从而缓解疼痛并改善整体肌肉骨骼健康。
本研究旨在评估三星可穿戴机器人“Bot Fit”在促进正确坐姿方面的有效性。
本研究涉及37名参与者，包括健康成年人、老年人。参与者在两种条件下接受评估，一种是佩戴Bot Fit设备，另一种是不佩戴，他们坐在Bobath治疗床上。在两种条件下均测量肌肉张力、脊柱角度、坐高和臀压分布，并使用显著性水平为p = 0.05的配对t检验进行统计分析。
参与者的坐高和腹直肌张力显著增加，而上斜方肌张力显著降低（p < 0.05）。此外，所有区域的臀部压力均增加，左右臀部之间的压力差异显著减小（p < 0.01）。
佩戴具有姿势矫正功能的Bot Fit可改善成年人和老年人的肌肉张力和坐姿，可能有助于预防因姿势不良引起的继发性肌肉骨骼疾病。未来的研究应根据体重和性别等个体因素探索Bot Fit的最佳扭矩设置。
