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Levitate Technologies, Inc., Confidential & Proprietary, 2017

AIRFRAMETM

HIGH PERFORMANCE, LOW EXERTION

Joseph Zawaideh VP, Marketing & Business Development

Kirk Stema VP, Sales 1


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• Team

• Market Need/Pain

• Overview & Lab Validation

• Strong Intellectual Property Position

• Markets: – Industrial

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• Mark Doyle, CEO & President, Inventor

– 100 patents and applications worth over $200M

– Co-Founder, Kinetic Surgical – Acquired by Carefusion

• Joseph Zawaideh, VP Marketing & Business Development

• Kirk Stema, VP sales Heather Griffiths, RN- Exotech East Coast/Canada Rob Ogden, Exotech North Central, West Coast/Mexico

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• Terry Butler, CSP, Safety & Manufacturing Engineering – First degree black belt Lean practitioner – 33 years of lean manufacturing experience – Leading over 175 continuous improvement (Kaizen) events

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• Benjamin DuBois, MD – Orthopedic Surgeon – Top surgeon in the Western US for total shoulder

replacement

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• Force

• Frequency

• Duration

• Posture

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•Market Need/Pain




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CDC The Work Foundation, Lancaster University

Incidence of shoulder pain in repetitive work, A Leclerc, Study Group on Repetitive Work, Occup Environ Med 2004; 61:39-44

US

• Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) of upper extremities – Over $50B annual cost to employers

EUROPE

• 44 million workers suffer from MSDs

• Shoulder pain for professionals exposed to repetitive arm

motion – 45% prevalence

MSDs: Manufacturers’ Challenge

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Incidence of shoulder pain in repetitive work, A Leclerc, Study Group on Repetitive Work, Occup Environ Med 2004; 61:39-44

• Shoulder pain in the general population

– Up to 26% point prevalence

– Up to 67% lifetime prevalence

– 250,000 rotator cuff repairs annually (US)

– 400,000 tendonitis or partial tear repairs annually

General Population

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Social Security Administration

Ultimate Challenge: Musculoskeletal

Percentage Share Of Newly Disabled Workers, By Diagnosis

Year 1961

Back Pain & Other Musculoskeletal Problems

33.8%

Musculoskeletal Disorders 8.3%

Musculoskeletal Disorders

33.8%

Heart Disease / Stroke 25.7%

Heart Disease / Stroke

10.6%

Year 2011

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•Overview & Lab Validation



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• Does not restrict arm motion and does not intrude into the workspace

• Transfers load from shoulder/neck/back to core body

• Arms are augmented and steady for enhanced performance and productivity and reduced fatigue

Technology Overview

UPPER EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL LOAD MANAGEMENT

MAKING WORKERS SAFER & MORE PRODUCTIVE 14


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• Electromyography data showed average of 32% reduction in shoulder/neck exertion with arm support (up to 50%) – Independent study (no involvement from Levitate) – Compared with versus without Levitate device – University Lab - Electromyography – Captured multiple elements of industrial tasks – Manual and finger dexterity – 15 young healthy subjects – Peer reviewed publication – Monitoring of upper trapezius and anterior deltoid

• Study performed by: – Bradley Chase, PhD, MPH, CEP – Professor in Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of San Diego – 15 years of experience in Ergonomics and Process Improvement – Director of Ergonomics Lab – Masters in Public Health and Certified Professional Ergonomist

University Lab Study

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Hundreds of Professional Trialed Technology

• All professionals confirmed:

– Arm support

– Shoulder muscle tension relief

– Ergonomic comfort

– Lightweight

– Improved arm-hand steadiness

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• Levitate device IP

– Filed 13 issued & pending US & international patents

– Protecting commercial embodiments

– Anticipating and blocking competing designs

– Actively filing additional patents including blocking patents

Intellectual Property Position

OWN THE SPACE

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Intellectual Property Position Patent Application Status Chart

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• Prototype & Commercial Rendering


•Markets: –Industrial

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• Manufactruing expressing strong interest in the Levitate technology for:

– Assembly

– Equipment maintenance

– Welding

– Materials handling

– Fulfillment centers

– Painting

Industrial Market

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• Phase I. – Maximal Fatigue Testing and

Electromyography (EMG)

• Phase II. – Fatigue and Force Testing with Real

Employees, Real Jobs, Real Time EMG’s

Physical Impact of Using the Airframe

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Maximal Fatigue Testing

Severe Ergo Position

Moderate Ergo Position

Neutral Ergo Position

REAL & QUANTITATIVE DATA? 28


Welding Simulator

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Welding Simulator

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Welding Simulator Data 1G V Groove 4 Weld Pass

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Welding Simulator

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Welds

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Levitate Welds

86%

More Welds

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Industrial Testing

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Drop in Quality

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Industrial Painting – Maximal Fatigue

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• Painting

Industrial Painting – Maximal Fatigue

27% More Paint

53%

More Paint

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Sample of Shop Floor Jobs Measured

Shop Floor Fatigue & Force Testing

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Bicep

Spinae

Deltoid

Trapezius

Muscles Monitored with EMG Sensors

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Fatigue, Force & Productivity Testing

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Iowa State University Testing Results

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Subjects who exceed 40% MVIC begin to experience fatigue related issues


Painting Productivity With Exoskeleton

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Load Bars With Exoskeleton

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8.2% Increase

In Productivity

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Mini-Kit

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