Dr. Aadeel Akhtar, CEO of PSYONIC, founded the company to create advanced, affordable bionic limbs after meeting a young girl missing a limb in Pakistan.
PSYONIC’s bionic Ability Hand is the fastest on the market, impact-resistant, and the first to provide a sense of touch. It is also covered by Medicare and is being used by humans and robotics companies globally, including NASA, Meta, Apptronik, Mercedes, and Google.
Dr. Akhtar earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and an M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois, along with a M.S. in Computer Science and B.S. in Biology from Loyola University Chicago. He’s been recognized by MIT Technology Review and Newsweek and secured a 3-shark deal on Shark Tank.