Two former University of Illinois graduate students, PSYONIC CEO Aadeel Akhtar and retired Army Sgt. Garrett Anderson, were featured on ‘Shark Tank’, following a successful crowdfunding campaign surpassing $1 million. Akhtar’s lifelong dream of building bionic limbs led to the creation of PSYONIC in 2015, with Anderson, who lost his right forearm in Iraq, becoming an early user and collaborator. PSYONIC’s innovative Ability Hand offers 32 grips, touch feedback, durability, and plans for direct integration with users’ nerves for individual finger control.
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