Wearing weight
By Avery Brooks · Last reviewed The mass a user actually wears in an operational configuration, ideally including the battery, straps, soft goods, and all required mechanical parts.
Why this term matters
Manufacturers may publish assembled weight, mechanical-parts weight, per-leg weight, or wearing weight. ExoRank preserves the stated basis because unlike definitions should not be placed in a clean-looking but misleading table.
How to evaluate it in a product claim
- Check whether the battery and all required soft goods are included.
- Distinguish total system weight from a per-leg figure.
- Record the exact configuration and model generation.
- Consider where the mass sits on the body, not only the total.
What it should not be confused with
Wearing weight is not shipping weight, bare mechanical-parts weight or necessarily the mass felt at one joint. Weight distribution and movement can change the ownership experience.
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Primary references
These references define the standards, workplace, human-factors or regulatory context. Product-level claims still require the exact model documentation.
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