Learning How to Get a Prosthetic Hand to Survive a Baseball Bat Swing

When Aadeel Akhtar first saw a soft robotic hand launch a baseball across the room and instantly recover, it sparked a vision for the next generation of prosthetics.

In this clip from Automated with Brian Heater, the PSYONIC founder explains how soft robotics and compliant linkages make bionic hands more robust, flexible, and human-like even able to survive impacts, drops, and daily wear that would destroy traditional designs.

💬 “I can smash it, step on it, even put it in a dryer it still works.”

Watch how Akhtar’s approach to engineering durability is reshaping the prosthetic and robotics industries alike.