When we first started out, we were like, we're going to make this 3D printed hand, super low cost and it's going to change the world. And then when we actually started talking with like patients and roboticists and potential customers, the number one thing they complained about was their hands breaking all the time. - Aadeel Akhtar
We came across this field called soft robotics. In soft robotics, instead of making the like the fingers and the joints and everything out of rigid components like steel or machined metal or, or plastic, we would use a 3D printed mold and inject silicone and rubber into it and make it flexible, like your own natural fingers are. - Aadeel Akhtar
That's why this is able to take such a beating. We've done flaming board breaking with it. I've climbed the roof of my house, dropped it 30ft in the air. We put it in a dryer for ten minutes. I’ve arm wrestled the paratriathlete national champion and lost. - Aadeel Akhtar
Ninth iteration of the hand.
Strong opinions loosely held.
Be prepared to course correct, while keeping the final destination in mind.
Aadeel Akhtar, Founder of Psyonic, is participating on the Signature Panel Spotlight at Humanoids Summit 2025 in London in just a few days.
Friday, May 30, 09:45am London Time
”Dexterity: The Final Frontier in Humanoid Robotics, Tackled by an Expert Gathering of Minds”.
Panelists: Rich Walker, Director, Shadow Robot Company;
Rob Knight, Founder & CEO, The Robot Studio;
Jay Li, Co-Founder and CEO, Proception;
Aadeel Akhtar, Founder and CEO, Psyonic;
Francesca Cini, Team Leader Robotics,
Prensilia; Harpal Mandaher, CEO, Sarcomere Dynamics.
Moderator: Tom Anderson, Principal Analyst & Co-founder, STIQ.
Who's going?
Full length conversation from Humanoids Summit 2024 in Mountain View
Transforming Lives and Robotics: Jeff Frick talks with Aadeel Akhtar, PhD, PSYONIC - via Humanoids Summit YouTube
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