Karl Zelik
Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of HeroWear and an engineering professor at Vanderbilt University, specializing in wearable and assistive technologies focused on reducing musculoskeletal strain and occupational injuries.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 24min
E281: Reducing Workplace Injuries with Exoskeletons
Dr. Karl Zelik, co-founder and CSO of HeroWear and a Vanderbilt engineering professor focusing on wearable assistive tech. He discusses a longitudinal study on workplace exoskeletons. Short sentences cover injury reductions, surprises about risk shifting, how evidence eases adoption, current scale of use, and practical evolution toward task-specific exosuits.
