In this episode, I had a chat with Aadeel Akhtar about the bionic ability arm. We also talked about his journey as an entrepreneur and the challenges they went through.
Dr. Aadeel Akhtar is the CEO of Psyonic, engineer by background, and scientist. The mission of Psyonic is to develop advanced prostheses that are affordable for everyone. PSYONIC's first product is the Ability Hand it is the fastest available, impact resistant, and gives users a feeling of touch. It’s also approved by medicare in the USA.
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00:00 Intro
02:33 How Aadeel got into making bionic arms
05:02 What is a bionic arm?
08:27 Adaptation time of the patient with the bionic ability hand
09:20 The Arm Wrestling case study
11:23 Customization
15:26 Business and Sustainability
19:34 The challenges of making the bionic arm
22:26 Fundraising
26:39 How data is being used
29:36 Future developments and aspirations
31:20 Learning from failures
32:34 Exit strategy and preparing for uncertainties
34:10 Other use cases of the bionic arm
35:18 Is the bionic arm hackable?
35:56 The world Aadeel dreams of
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