Open Bionics: The Hero Arm
Open Bionics Meet the world's first clinically tested, medically certified, and FDA registered 3D-printed bionic arm. Available now at prosthetics clinics in the UK. Grab, pinch, high-five, fist bump, thumbs-up. Welcome to the future, where disabilities are superpowers. Aged 17, Joel Gibbard began tinkering with robotic hands. There was something about the movement of a disembodied humanoid hand that captured his imagination. Hundreds of prototypes and many crates of failures later, in 2014, Joel co-founded Open Bionics with Samantha Payne . The Open Bionics co-founders were recently named as the 2018 Hottest Startup Founders in Europe. With the help of an awesome team and the support of the limb different community, they’re pioneering a new bionic age inspired by science fiction. The company is based in Bristol UK. With 17 working, trustworthy employees; doing work and playing games. They have won a ton of awards including the Guinness W