A helping hand, with a difference

Expanding reach

Looking ahead, one of the main objectives of the company is to reduce the cost of the bionic hand to benefit more people.

Today, the most widely used bionic hands in the world are the Bebionic and i-LIMB invented by Steeper Group and Touch Bionics respectively. Both companies, which were established around 2010, were eventually acquired by industry leaders Ottobock and Ossur respectively.

Ni points out that the market is currently still dominated by prohibitively expensive devices made by foreign companies. Ni says, an OHand device is just 15 percent of the cost of a Bebionic or i-LIMB device, and this affordability is one way it will stand out from the competition.

Ni says that the ability to create more affordable bionic hands lies in the fact that all the components, except for the chip, are developed in-house. OYMotion Technologies, which can mass-produce bionic hands, has sold about 400 OHand units.

"We are working closely with partners in foreign markets, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and India, where many people with physical challenges cannot afford big-name bionic hand brands," Ni says.

In the future, Ni says the company will continue to upgrade smart bionic hands and provide users with more compact and flexible products. At the same time, it is committed to the development of brain electrical and muscle exoskeleton products. This year, upper limb intelligent exoskeleton training instrument products have been launched.

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