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HAPTIC EXOSKELETON

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HARVEX is a haptic exoskeleton for Virtual 
Reality

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Specially dedicated to interactive rehabilitation

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of patients with any motor impairment on 
their hands

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HARVEX has a compact and modular design

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That way, the same exoskeleton can be used 
in any hand

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Also, it's quick and easy to attach

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The development group is comprised by four 
students

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and a professor from National University 
of Colombia

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HARVEX allows the patient to feel objects 
visualized through VR

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to achieve this, it uses 5 strength sensors 
and 6 flex sensors to determine the generated 
strength

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and the flexion degree of each finger

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it also uses a LeapMotion device to track 
the hand's spacial position

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the gathered information is used to control 
5 micromotors

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which oppose the fingers movement, generating 
the feeling of an objects resistance

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HARVEX has active training routines to interact 
with virtual rigid and deformable objects

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it has two default games and the possibility 
of creating custom routines

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this encourages the patient, and helps the 
rehabilitation process to be more appealing 
and interesting

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at the end of every routine, performance 
and progress statistics are generated for 
each patient

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HARVEX is an unique and economic exoskeleton

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that uses specialized sensors and actuators

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to aid the patient in strengthening the hand 
and forearm muscles

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to improve coordination and motricity in 
their movements

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