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'.](https://mdeharvard.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/remesys_kinematics.jpg)
![A schematic of the Remesys prototype plan, reading 'Kinanatomy'.](https://mdeharvard.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/remesys_kinanatomy.jpg)
![A schematic of the Remesys prototype plan, reading 'Exploded Axo'.](https://mdeharvard.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/remesys_exploding_axo.jpg)
Ideation and Prototyping
![Part of the Remesys prototype being manufactured on an Ultimaker3 3D printer. The piece being printed is pink and white.](https://mdeharvard.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/remesys_work_2.jpg)
![Close up of a computerized component of the Remesys prototype attached to a user's thigh.](https://mdeharvard.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/remesys_prototyping2.jpg)
![Nine components of the Remesys prototype laid out in a clean grid on the table.](https://mdeharvard.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/remesys_prototyping_3.png)