Within Arm's Reach: Discussing affordable assistive technology with Symbionic’s co-founder, Rishi Krishna
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After losing a limb to an unfortunate accident, Rishi Krishna came to the realization that his life had now forever changed. But providence proved potent, because when he was faced with a bank-breaking choice of functional prosthetics, his innate problem-solving acumen came through. Rather than settle for one “less-than”, Rishi 3D printed his own bionic arm - one that was 30 times cheaper and more functional than the imported ones!  Tune in as we unravel Rishi Krishna’s inspiring journey of founding Symbionic - a startup that manufactures affordable prosthesis and bionics!
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