Design of a rehabilitation device for hand grip and wrist mobility with an interactive interface and IoT capabilities

Castalia Leiva-Cordero; Arys Carrasquilla-Batista; Gabriela Ortiz-León

doi:10.1109/LASCAS67804.2026.11457163

Design of a rehabilitation device for hand grip and wrist mobility with an interactive interface and IoT capabilities

Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica

Costa Rica Institute of Technology

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Abstract

This article presents a prototype of a rehabilitation system for grip strength and wrist mobility. It is part of the REHAB-GYM project in the Mechatronics and Automation Research Laboratory, whose main objective is to address the challenges related to the accessibility of rehabilitation devices in Costa Rica and to improve user progress tracking through technology. The outcomes allow for the construction of a rehabilitation device that measures the grip strength applied by the user and the angles of wrist movements using potentiometers as sensors and a Teensy microcontroller. The system includes a playful and interactive graphical interface, which is an Android application that allows the user to set goals and transmit information via IoT.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331570972
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LASCAS67804.2026.11457163
State	Published - 2026
Event	17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Arequipa, Peru Duration: 24 Feb 2026 → 27 Feb 2026

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Name	2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings

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Conference	17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026
Country/Territory	Peru
City	Arequipa
Period	24/02/26 → 27/02/26

Keywords

graphical interface
grip strength
mechanical device
rehabilitation
wrist mobility

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Leiva-Cordero, C., Carrasquilla-Batista, A., & Ortiz-León, G. (2026). Design of a rehabilitation device for hand grip and wrist mobility with an interactive interface and IoT capabilities. In 2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings (2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/LASCAS67804.2026.11457163

Leiva-Cordero, Castalia ; Carrasquilla-Batista, Arys ; Ortiz-León, Gabriela. / Design of a rehabilitation device for hand grip and wrist mobility with an interactive interface and IoT capabilities. 2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings).

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Leiva-Cordero, C, Carrasquilla-Batista, A & Ortiz-León, G 2026, Design of a rehabilitation device for hand grip and wrist mobility with an interactive interface and IoT capabilities. in 2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings. 2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026, Arequipa, Peru, 24/02/26. https://doi.org/10.1109/LASCAS67804.2026.11457163

Design of a rehabilitation device for hand grip and wrist mobility with an interactive interface and IoT capabilities. / Leiva-Cordero, Castalia; Carrasquilla-Batista, Arys ; Ortiz-León, Gabriela.
2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings).

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Leiva-Cordero C, Carrasquilla-Batista A , Ortiz-León G. Design of a rehabilitation device for hand grip and wrist mobility with an interactive interface and IoT capabilities. In 2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2026. (2026 IEEE 17th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2026 - Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/LASCAS67804.2026.11457163

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