Re:Shake

A device that recreates a handshake remotely. Developed during the COVID-19 pandemic when in-person handshakes became difficult, Re:Shake detects one person's handshake motion and reproduces it on a paired device at the other end, complementing physical human-to-human communication with technology.

Technologies

Key Outcomes

• Recreates a physical handshake between two remote devices
• Built with Raspberry Pi and 3D-printed hardware
• Streams handshake motion in real time over WebSocket

Technical Challenges

Synchronizing handshake motion between two remote devices in real time over WebSocket, and designing 3D-printed hardware that could faithfully reproduce the physical sensation of a handshake.

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