In this episode, Audrow Nash talks to Dima Gazda, the CEO and Co–founder of Esper Bionics. Esper Bionics makes an award–winning prosthetic hand and has an exciting vision of how we can improve human health and function through bionic devices.

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– Dima Gazda’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimagazda/}
– Esper Bionics Website: https://esperbionics.com/}

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OUTLINE:
– (0:00:00) Start
– (0:00:52) Introducing Dima and Esper Bionics
– (0:08:54) How a person uses a prosthetic device
– (0:14:24) Connecting to the human body with electrodes
– (0:27:14) Building in additional capacity for future growth
– (0:44:25) Learning what grips the user wants
– (0:53:52) Connecting the hand to a server + updates
– (0:57:41) Why not have a camera on the hand?
– (1:05:03) Haptic feedback
– (1:07:16) Comparing to similar companies
– (1:11:09) Company funding
– (1:15:23) Next 2 to 5 years
– (1:17:06) Bionics in the next century
– (1:30:57) Progression of bionic devices
– (1:33:37) Digital passports
– (1:35:30) Advice for those interested in bionics
– (1:37:29) Links

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