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Able

Category: Worker Health & Safety > Engineering Controls > Interfaces for Remote System
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Exoskeleton haptic device for the arm and hand . Able offers 7 degrees of freedom, that is, the user can move their arm and hand without any constraint. Depending on the configuration chosen, the Able exoskeleton will offer 4 to 7 active degrees of freedom , on which it will be able to make the user feel contacts based on virtual or remote environments.

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haptic exoskeleton which has used successfully in rehabilitation and research applications related to virtual reality . He was also part of projects related to remote robotic control (called telerobotics or teleoperation) as well as in subjects related to the nuclear environment.