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  • Newsweek's 'Medical Marvels': U of I alum and his affordable bionic hand

    Dec 16, 2021 11:00 am by NewsweekAlumni
    Aadeel Akhtar and the 'bionic hand' produced by his company, Psyonic. Photo credit SKOT WIEDMANN

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    • Aadeel Akhtar and the 'bionic hand' produced by his company, Psyonic. Photo credit SKOT WIEDMANN

    Newsweek (Dec. 15) Aadeel Akhtar's company makes smart, durable, responsive and - this is key - affordable prosthetic limbs. 'We're... leveling the playing field for all those people who couldn't get access to this kind of technology before.'