Aadeel Akhtar
Founder
Psyonic
Psyonic develops the Ability Hand, the first bionic hand with multi-touch feedback and a closing speed of 200 milliseconds, providing users with real-time sensory information and responsiveness. This technology offers a lightweight, durable, and cost-effective solution for individuals with amputations, making advanced prosthetics accessible and functional.
- Hardware
- Healthcare Technology
- Medical Devices
Updated 7 months ago
Funding
Raised to date
$4.1MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Funding rounds are not available yet.
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Product
Problem
Current prosthetic hands lack real-time sensory feedback and sufficient responsiveness, hindering users' ability to perform delicate tasks and interact naturally with their environment. Existing advanced prosthetics are often expensive and not easily accessible, limiting their adoption by individuals with amputations.
Solution
Psyonic's Ability Hand is a touch-sensing bionic hand designed to provide users with real-time sensory information and enhanced dexterity. The hand features multi-touch feedback, allowing users to feel what they are doing, and a closing speed of 200 milliseconds, making it the fastest bionic hand currently available. Its lightweight and durable design, combined with a targeted cost structure, aims to make advanced prosthetic technology more accessible and functional for a wider range of users. The Ability Hand's intuitive motor control and sensory feedback system facilitates a quick learning curve, enabling users to seamlessly integrate the device into their daily lives.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes individuals with upper limb amputations seeking advanced prosthetic solutions that offer enhanced functionality, sensory feedback, and improved accessibility.
Features
- Multi-touch feedback, providing real-time sensory information to the user.
- 200 millisecond closing speed, enabling rapid and responsive movements.
- Water-resistant design for use in various environmental conditions.
- Durable construction capable of withstanding blunt force impact on each finger.
- Lightweight build, weighing 490 grams, approximately 20% less than the average human hand.
- Patented motor control system for intuitive and responsive operation.
- Designed to be covered by Medicare, potentially increasing accessibility through insurance coverage.