San Diego startup Psyonic announced it will distribute its bionic prosthetic hands to amputees in Pakistan and India and pay them for the data they generate. Users will perform daily tasks while the hand logs forces, torques and finger positions, which will be combined with video to train robotic hand models. The company hopes selling the trained models will lower the cost of the prostheses for the wearers.
Why it matters
Collecting real‑world grip data from prosthetic users could speed up development of functional robot hands while providing income to people who lack limbs.
