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'''Motivation'''

Our group is working on developing a well-polished version of the hand exoskeleton used with IpsiHand because the initial version consisted simply of a brace and a linear actuator. While this worked great as a proof of concept version, there are numerous improvements that need to be made for commercialization:

*low profile design
*rapid setup/takedown time
*designed to handle spasticity
*possibility of individual finger actuation
*independent power source
*sturdier overall construction

The second version exoskeleton project has is currently underway. Progress can be viewed here:

[http://exoflex.weebly.com/ ExoFlex]