Wrist rehabilitation device.

A wearable mechatronic device for wrist rehabilitation. Using servo motors, with manual degree input via a Nextion touchscreen. Developed with clinical consultation. Built from scratch — CAD, electronics, firmware, and all.

SOČ 2025 — National Round 🏆 Mladý Tvorca — 3rd Place Fusion 360 ESP32 PETG Print
REHABit device
// Demo

See It
In Action.

// Development

How It
Was Built.

REHABit concept sketch — problem research phase
Step 01 — Problem
Why REHABit Exists

After consulting with the head of rehabilitation department, I identified a gap: currently used rehabilitation devices are either too complex or too unavailable for home use. REHABit bridges that — the therapist or patient sets a target angle in degrees on the Nextion display before each session, and the ESP32 drives the servo motors through that range of motion repeatedly.

Fusion 360 CAD workspace — REHABit design
Step 02 — CAD
Designed in Fusion 360
Electronics and wiring — REHABit development
Step 03 — Electronics
Custom PCB & Electronics

Before each session the user inputs the desired range of motion in degrees directly on the Nextion touchscreen. The ESP32 reads that value and drives 2 servo motors via PWM through the programmed angle repeatedly. The Nextion display — built in Nextion Editor — handles all UI. The whole system runs on a 5V power bank — portable enough to use anywhere, not just a clinic.

REHABit parts disassembled — iteration and testing
Step 04 — Testing
Iteration & Validation

Through iterations and adjustments in design and code the rehabilitation functions were defined and tuned.

// Stack

Technical
Breakdown.

ESP32-WROOM-32D on custom PCB
Microcontroller
ESP32-WROOM-32D
Dual-core, Wi-Fi capable. Receives target angle from the Nextion display and drives the servo control loop.
REHABit Nextion display UI
Display
Nextion Enhanced NX3224K028
2.8″ HMI touchscreen. UI designed in Photopea, programmed in Nextion Editor. Buttons let the user set angle and start the session.
MG 996R servo
Actuators
MG 996R × 2
High-torque metal gear servos. PWM-driven via ESP32 through the user-defined range of motion.
PCB
Custom PCB
Designed from scratch to integrate the ESP32, servo outputs, and power routing in a compact form factor.

Two National
Competitions.

🎓
National Round of SPA 2025
(Student's professional activities) a.k.a. SOČ in Category 12 — Electrical Engineering, Hardware, Mechatronics.
🏆
Mladý Tvorca — 3rd Place
National competition. Awarded 3rd place overall.

REHABit is an ongoing project. I hope that my prototype will one day evolve into attested functional medical aid.