Remesys

Reanimated Emotional System

Students
Saif Haobsh (MDE ’19)
Erin McLean (MDE ’19)

Project Type
Object/Material Design

Year
Fall 2017

Course
Collaborative Design Engineering Studio

Situational, temporary, and permanent impairments exist for emotional communication as conveyed via body language, which can hinder creating and/or maintaining social bonds.

Remesys concept hypothesis: a wearable device that reanimates the face will bridge gaps in emotional connection.

A schematic of the Remesys prototype plan, reading 'Kinematics'.
A schematic of the Remesys prototype plan, reading 'Kinanatomy'.
A schematic of the Remesys prototype plan, reading 'Exploded Axo'.

Ideation and Prototyping

Part of the Remesys prototype being manufactured on an Ultimaker3 3D printer. The piece being printed is pink and white.
Close up of a computerized component of the Remesys prototype attached to a user's thigh.
Nine components of the Remesys prototype laid out in a clean grid on the table.