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Dextera: Affordable Prosthetics for Everyday Heroes
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Huzaifa Shafiq, a mechanical engineering student, is revolutionizing prosthetics with his company Dextera. He designs affordable, standardized devices for those with partial finger or hand amputations and dexterity challenges. Using AI and 3D scans, he skips the old-school molding process, making his products cheaper and more accessible. Shafiqs work has been fueled by the University of Calgarys Hunter Hub and his collaboration with four-time Paralympian Zak Madell. Their partnership led to the creation of TrueSwing, a device that allows Madell to excel in racket sports. Shafiq aims to bring Dextera devices to the Olympics and expand his team, grants, and crowdfunding efforts to scale his business.
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