Nokian Tyres is inviting technology companies and research organisations to join a proposed exoskeleton development project under its FUTUREPROOF innovation programme.
Nokian Tyres is seeking partners for a proposed research and innovation project exploring exoskeleton technology, with a webinar scheduled for Monday 16 November to introduce the concept and identify potential collaborators.
The initiative forms part of the company's Business Finland-funded FUTUREPROOF programme and aims to bring together organisations with expertise in wearable assistive systems and complementary technologies.
Exoskeletons are wearable devices designed to support physical movement and reduce strain during demanding activities, including lifting and repetitive manual work. The technology has potential applications in industrial environments where employees regularly undertake physically intensive tasks.
According to Nokian Tyres' announcement, published on 12 November, the proposed co-innovation project will focus on joint research, development and innovation activities.
The company is particularly interested in organisations operating across the exoskeleton technology value chain, alongside specialists whose expertise could complement the planned research.
Companies may participate as full project partners or contribute through co-funding or in-kind support.
The forthcoming webinar will outline the project's objectives, research findings obtained so far and organisations already involved. It will also identify the expertise and roles being sought from additional participants.
Attendees will have opportunities to discuss potential applications, propose collaboration ideas and explore how their organisations could contribute.
The proposed project sits within Nokian Tyres' FUTUREPROOF research programme, which focuses on developing technologies and approaches for future mobility and tyre manufacturing.
Funded by Business Finland, FUTUREPROOF covers four principal research areas: future mobility and business, sustainable tyre lifecycles, digital technologies and advanced manufacturing.
The programme aims to involve more than 100 partners, bringing together industrial companies, technology specialists and research organisations.
The exoskeleton proposal extends this collaborative approach into wearable industrial technology, an area with potential relevance to workplace ergonomics and physically demanding manufacturing operations.
The project remains at the development and partner recruitment stage, with no confirmed commercial deployment announced.
Nokian Tyres will host the FUTUREPROOF Exoskeleton webinar on Microsoft Teams on Monday 16 November 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00.
The event is open to FUTUREPROOF ecosystem partners, with organisations interested in joining invited to register their interest through the company's official announcement.
Tags: Nokian Tyres, FUTUREPROOF, exoskeleton technology, industrial exoskeletons, tyre manufacturing, workplace ergonomics, wearable technology, Business Finland, manufacturing innovation, research partnerships
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