Prosthetic Hands with Aadeel Akhtar

Dr. Akhtar received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience and M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016. He received a B.S. in Biology in 2007 and M.S. in Computer Science in 2008 at Loyola University Chicago. His research is on motor control and sensory feedback for upper limb prostheses, and he has collaborations with the Bretl Research Group at Illinois, the Center for Bionic Medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the John Rogers Research Group at Northwestern University, and the Range of Motion Project in Guatemala and Ecuador. In 2021, he was named as one of MIT Technology Review’s top 35 Innovators Under 35 and America’s Top 50 Disruptors in Newsweek. 00:00 Intro 01:42 Multiarticulation of Prosthetic Hand, Finger Movements  03:10 Visiting Pakistan at 7 Years Old, Inspiration for Prosthetics 04:34 $75,000 vs $10,000 Hand, Cost Reduction & Accessibility  06:13 Sourcing Parts from China, Shenzen, Electronic Part Capital of the World  08:45 3D Printing of Hand and Distribution of locally vs imported Parts 11:00 Fixing Repair Problems for Imported Components from China, COVID 19   12:31 USB port, Bluetooth and Spiderman Web  16:56 Android/iOS App, AI&ML & Sensitivity Controller  18:50 From Research to Market, Tactile Feedback 24:15 Invasive Technology, Electrode Scarring & Partnerships 27:11 Cortical Implants & Future of BCIs for Humanity  31:39 Neuroscience Labs as Co-working Spaces 33:20 Guitar, Linkin Park & Mohawk 38:34 OpenAI and Rubic Cube vs Prosthetic Hand  49:16 Work in Ecuador & Inception of the Idea  52:39 3D Printing vs Manual Construction of Prosthetics - Robustness  01:04:31 Multimodel Neuroplasticity & Forced Interchangeability  01:10:06 Neuroscience of Parenting,  Catch 22 01:14:00 Importance of Recognition & Thanking the Crew as a Leader  01:17:00 From $200 in account to Funding round and Medicare Approving Psyonic Hand 01:20:29 Going Global and Exploring New Markets  01:23:31 Infection Mitigation Design  01:29:06 Low Cost Competitors, KalArm by Makers Hive & Game Plan  01:36:33 Shoe Dog by Phil Knight and Power of Grit 01:40:40 Impact, Legacy & Fulfillment Guest Social Media  Aadeel’s Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aadeelakhtar/Perosnal Website: https://www.aadeelakhtar.com/Newsweek Coverage: https://www.newsweek.com/2021/12/24/americas-greatest-disruptors-medical-marvels-1659061.htmlMIT Innovators Coverage: https://www.technologyreview.com/innovator/aadeel-akhtar/ Follow us:  Full Episodes Playlist link: https://bit.ly/3p2oWJA Clips Playlist link: https://bit.ly/3p0Qmzs Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3v0YZxV Google: https://bit.ly/3s5vDwc Spotify:  https://spoti.fi/3H6jqf0 Who is Minhaaj?  Minhaaj Rehman is CEO & Chief Data Scientist of Psyda Solutions, an AI-enabled academic and industrial research agency focused on psychographic profiling and value generation through machine learning and deep learning.   CONNECT WITH Minhaaj ✩ Website - https://bit.ly/3LMvwgT ✩ Minhaaj Podcast - https://bit.ly/3H8MK4G ✩ Twitter - https://bit.ly/3v3t1RJ ✩ Facebook - https://bit.ly/3sV0XgE ✩ ResearchGate - https://bit.ly/3I6BvLu ✩ Linkedin - https://bit.ly/3v3FswQ ✩ Buy Me a Coffee (I love it!) - https://bit.ly/3JCMAnO