Open Bionics

Open Bionics is a UK-based company that develops low-cost, 3-D printed bionic arms. The company is based inside Future Space, co-located with Bristol Robotics Laboratory.[1] The company was founded in 2014 by Joel Gibbard MBE and Samantha Payne MBE.

Open Bionics
TypePrivate company
IndustryMedical devices, healthcare
Headquarters
Bristol
,
United Kingdom
Key people
  • Joel Gibbard MBE CEO
  • Samantha Payne MBE COO
Products3D printed bionic prosthetics
Websitewww.openbionics.com

In 2020 Joel Gibbard and Samantha Payne were awarded MBEs for their services to Innovation, Engineering, and Technology.

A 3D printed Star Wars bionic hand by Open Bionics in collaboration with ILM XLab.

Partnerships

In 2015, Disney and Open Bionics announced a partnership to create superhero-themed prosthetics for young amputees.[2] In the same year, the company won the 2015 James Dyson Award in the UK for innovative engineering [3][4] and Tech4Good's 2015 Accessibility Award.[5][6] In 2016, it won a Bloomberg Business Innovators award.[7][8]

In January 2019, James Cameron and 20th Century Fox partnered with Open Bionics to give 13-year-old double amputee Tilly Lockey a pair of Alita-inspired bionic Hero Arms for the London premiere of Alita: Battle Angel.[9] Lockey lost both of her hands when she contracted meningococcal septicemia at 15 months of age.[10]

In 2020, Open Bionics partnered with gaming company Konami to create 'Venom Snake' Hero Arm covers, which are featured in the 2015 video game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. [11]

Funding

In January 2019, Open Bionics raised Series A funding of $5.9 million.[12][13] The round was led by Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures and Downing Ventures, with participation from F1’s Williams Advanced Engineering Group among others.[14][15]

References
  1. "Future Space Case Studies - Open Bionics". www.brl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. Nast, Condé. "Open Bionics and Disney release Star Wars, Iron Man and Frozen themed prosthetics". Wired UK. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  3. Nast, Condé. "Open Bionics 3D-printed robotic hand wins Dyson Award". Wired UK. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  4. "Open Bionics robotic hand for amputees wins Dyson Award". BBC News. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  5. "Winners 2015 - Tech4Good Awards". Tech4Good Awards. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. Balch, Oliver (2015-07-31). "A bionic hand in five days: how tech innovation is changing lives". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  7. "Open Bionics - Bloomberg Business Innovators". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  8. "Open Bionics: Diese neuen Armprothesen machen aus Kindern Superhelden". MobileGeeks Deutschland (in German). 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  9. "Man Born Without Arm Given Bionic Limb Inspired By Metal Gear Solid". www.unilad.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  10. "Alita: Battle Angel Bionic Arms For Tilly". Open Bionics. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  11. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/gamer-born-without-a-hand-gets-metal-gear-solid-venom-snake-bionic-arm/ar-BB1b6Kud
  12. "Open Bionics closes $5.9M Series A for its affordable and cool bionic limbs". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  13. "Open Bionics raises $5.9 million to make affordable 3D printed bionic limbs". 3D Printing Industry. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  14. Cook, James (2019-10-04). "Tej Kohli: The Indian tech billionaire who plans to turbocharge Britain's start-up scene". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  15. Baker, Hannah (2019-01-15). "Bristol 'superhero' arm-making company lands multi-million deal". BristolLive. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
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