The startup develops a 3D design automation platform specifically for the orthotics and prosthetics industry, utilizing 3D scanning and intelligent machine vision to generate accurate 3D models in seconds. This technology enables manufacturers to produce custom designs rapidly and consistently, enhancing production efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Funding
$3.5M raised to dateRaised 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.
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Product
Problem
The orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) industry faces challenges in efficiently creating custom designs due to the complexity and time-consuming nature of manual modeling processes. This can lead to increased costs, longer lead times, and potential inconsistencies in product quality.
Solution
Taika3D offers a 3D design automation platform that streamlines the creation of custom orthotics. The platform utilizes 3D scanning and intelligent machine vision to automatically generate accurate 3D models from scan data and prescription parameters. This enables O&P manufacturers to produce custom designs rapidly and consistently, significantly boosting design productivity. The software integrates with existing workflows, offering options for 3D printing or CNC machining outputs. Taika3D's end-to-end digital solution helps reduce costs, eliminate wasted effort, and cut lead times, allowing central fabrication facilities to meet and exceed customer expectations.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes O&P manufacturers, central fabricators, and large service providers in the orthotics industry seeking to automate and scale their custom design processes.
Features
- TaikaCapture: A mobile scanning application for iPhone and iPad, enabling 3D data capture via Face ID and Structure Sensor.
- Web Order Form: A customizable web-based platform for accurate prescription writing and data acquisition.
- TaikaCreate: Design generation software that automatically creates 3D models using 3D scan data and user-defined parameters.
- Milling Manager: Generates NC codes for milled devices and manages milling templates and machine-driven outputs.
- Design automation capable of producing 60-100 pairs of custom insoles per designer per hour.
- Secure platform for order management and user management, including features to hold, release, sort, search, and filter orders.
- Integrates with external software packages via RESTful API protocols.
- Hosted on AWS Cloud with data encryption, backup, and redundancy.