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Dima Gazda
Esper Bionics : prosthetic pioneers
CEO of Esper Bionics , Dima Gazda , explains how his company is set to transform people ’ s lives with his pioneering prosthetic technology
With a focus on mechatronics , artificial intelligence ( AI ) and IoT , Esper Bionics is a pioneering company in the engineering space . Leading this team of pioneers is Founder and CEO Dima Gazda , who explains how involved he is in many aspects of the company while it ’ s in its early stages .
“ However , thanks to our great team , I can dedicate a lot of my time to strategy and planning , only engaging in the hardest tasks when it comes to execution ,” he says .
Esper Bionics is an augmentation start-up , currently developing robotic limb prostheses and controllers for people who have lost their hands . The prosthetic has moveable fingers , is 3x faster in control , is light and safe , and also
Weight of prosthetic hand
370g has five different sizes , while being natural in shape and moving in a similar fashion to an arm .
“ We believe that the prosthetics industry will become a birthplace of technologies that will give people extra abilities , eliminate diseases , and help billions of humans live longer and more fulfilling lives in a diverse world . That ’ s why , currently , we are focusing our efforts on this industry . We have started with developing robotic limb prostheses and controllers for people who have lost their hands ,” comments Gazda .
“ At Esper , we are giving people back their self-confidence , functionality , hope , and opportunities ,” he adds .
Esper believes that human capacity and abilities are underestimated . The company aims to unleash these abilities by building technologies that can eliminate diseases , give humans extra abilities , and , ultimately , fulfil and prolong the lives of billions of people around the globe .
This mission is founded on the knowledge that the prosthetics industry is well and truly in need of a major upgrade , as Gazda explains : “ The majority of prostheses that amputees use today are purely cosmetic with no functionality whatsoever . Even those more
20 September 2022