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Noonee Chairless Chair Exoskeleton Lets You Sit Anywhere

August 25, 2014 By Dan Rosenbaum

The Swiss startup Noonee is building a device that straps onto your legs and shoes, and lets you sit down anywhere you want.

The company pitches it as a “posture support device,” which has a nice ring to it. The thing is a five-pound carbon fiber and aluminum device that you put behind your legs; it’s jointed at the knees and has pads at the buttocks. You can assume whatever position you need and activate the device (there’s a battery to power it). Presto — you’re in a perfectly positioned chair that you didn’t have to pull over. This image, from Noonee’s site, illustrates what it looks like:

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The factory and industrial applications are obvious, as are the leisure applications. Five pounds is sort of heavy for leisure — certainly heavier than slinging around a camp chair — and we can’t help but wonder how stable this thing is. We’re also picturing factory workers with their head-worn visor devices and strap-on chairless chairs.

According to its website, Noonee has raised about $275,000 in venture funds.

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Last updated by Dan Rosenbaum on September 2, 2014.

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Filed Under: Medical, Product News, Trends Tagged With: chairless chair, industrial, noonee

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Comments

  1. Amee Abel says

    August 27, 2014 at 8:30 am

    Interesting: so, office workers are being warned about the health risks of sitting, while factory workers face health risks from not sitting. Does that mean that work is unhealthy?

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