Karachi based startup’s bionic arm mimics natural limb

KARACHI: A Karachi-based robotics company has developed a multi-grip bionic arm that mimics natural limb movements at a cost one-tenth the cost of a prosthetic.

Bioniks Private Limited introduced the product with the purpose of manufacturing effective and low-cost robotic prosthetic limbs in the market formed by Anas Niaz and Ovais Qureshi in 2018.

In a video interview with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), Anas and Ovais discussed prosthetic hands and how they benefit people who are missing an arm or both arms.

پاکستانی اسٹارٹ اپ ’بائیونکس‘ مصنوعی ذہانت یعنی آرٹیفیشل انٹیلیجنس سے لیس انسانی اعضاء تیار کر رہا ہے کیونکہ ملک میں کئی افراد پیدائشی طور پر یا پھر حادثات کی وجہ سے اپنے بازوؤں سے محروم ہو جاتے ہیں۔#Bionics #Prosthetic #Pakistan #Artificial @Bioniksorg pic.twitter.com/TI5tSpH6cq

— DW اردو (@dw_urdu) February 7, 2022

More than 60% of amputated people of the world live in Southeast Asia, according to Qureshi, yet there was no low-cost solution available to them.