Three decades later, he's making bionic prosthetic hands — and his invention drew a $1 million investment offer on a recent episode of ABC's "Shark Tank."
The device is manufactured by San Francisco-based startup Psyonic, which Akhtar founded in 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile.
"You can control [the bionic hand] with your muscles," said Akhtar, the company's CEO.
Organizations like Meta and NASA have used the Ability Hand on robots to help them mimic body movements, Psyonic noted in 2022.
Each bionic hand cost $15,000 to make, making it difficult to create inventory at scale, he said.
Persons:
Aadeel Akhtar, —, Akhtar, Psyonic
Organizations:
Meta, NASA
Locations:
Pakistan, San Francisco