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Open Bionics

UK-based company that develops low-cost bionic hands

Open Bionics is a prosthetics company developing affordable, assistive devices that enhance the human body. We've started by introducing the Hero Arm, a stylish multi-grip bionic arm. Current upper limb prostheses exist as hooks, grippers, or expensive bionic hands. We're on a mission to make beautiful bionic limbs more accessible. Aged 17, Joel Gibbard began tinkering with robotic hands. There was something about the movement of a disembodied humanoid hand that captured his imagination. Hundreds of prototypes and many crates of failures later, in 2014, Joel co-founded Open Bionics with Samantha Payne. With the help of an awesome team and the support of the limb different community, they’re pioneering a new bionic age inspired by science fiction.

Open Bionics Executive Team

  • Joel Gibbard, CEO and Co-Founder
  • Samantha Payne, COO and Co-Founder

Open Bionics Board of Directors

  • Andrew Bloxam
  • William Brooks
  • Michael Lewis
  • Hugh Herr

Visit website: https://openbionics.com/

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Details last updated 28-Sep-2019

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Andrew Bloxam

Deep tech VC investor and Managing Director at Foresight Institute London office

Hugh Herr

Associate Professor at MIT Media Lab

Joel Gibbard

Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder at Open Bionics

Michael Lewis

Professor of Life Science Innovation at the University of Birmingham and NIHR Scientific Director for Innovation

Samantha Payne

Co Founder and COO at Open Bionics, Entrepreneur, Digital Marketer and Journalist

William Brooks

Non Executive director representing Downing Ventures on the board of Open Bionics

Open Bionics Creations

Hero Arm

3D printed powered bionic hand controlled by muscles.

Open Bionics News

Open Bionics has secured £600,000 in funding funding for accessible prosthetics

Open Bionics has secured £600,000 in funding funding for accessible prosthetics

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - 12-Nov-2024

Through the NHS, Open Bionics provides its prosthetics to eligible patients across the UK

Open Bionics' 3D printed prosthetic hand restores grip for amputee

Open Bionics' 3D printed prosthetic hand restores grip for amputee

BBC - 12-Jun-2024

Bionic device offers comfort, function, and freedom for everyday use

Touch-sensitive glove and armband could enhance prosthetic users' lives

Touch-sensitive glove and armband could enhance prosthetic users' lives

University Of Bath - 17-Aug-2023

It features customisable settings and will undergo real-world testing

Open Bionics releases affordable 3D printed bionic arm

Open Bionics releases affordable 3D printed bionic arm

Internet Of Business - 24-Apr-2018

Open Bionics releasing £5,000 multi-grip bionic arm. Hero Arm is innovative, highly capable and ...

3D printed bionic hands trial begins in Bristol

3D printed bionic hands trial begins in Bristol

BBC - 12-Jun-2017

World's first clinical trial of 3D printed bionic hands for child amputees. Sensors attached to ...

Becoming Cyborg: 10 Amazing MedTech Inventions

Becoming Cyborg: 10 Amazing MedTech Inventions

Labiotech - 15-Dec-2015

Some of the best developments from 2015: Google contact lens with wireless chip and glucose sens...

Topics mentioned on this page:
Prostheses, 3D Printing (Healthcare)