Electronic prosthetic hands are a high-tech industry that is revolutionizing human life through a combination of innovation and technological development. This field covers various technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, and medical science. Through the convergence of academic disciplines, we are innovating current and future medical and assistive technologies for the disabled..

In addition, electronic prosthetic hands have various forms and functions and play a major role in improving the lives of disabled people and increasing independence in daily life. There is. However, robot prosthetic hands incorporating cutting-edge technology have the disadvantage of being expensive, making it difficult for people to purchase them.

In this trend, Mandro is providing inexpensive and highly functional products to people who want to use electronic prosthetic hands. We met with Lee Sang-ho, CEO of Mandro, who aims to lower the cost burden of electronic prosthetic hands and help disabled people lead better lives and engage in economic activities to hear more details..

Please introduce your company

Mandro mainly manufactures and sells economical and lightweight electronic prosthetic hands for people who have lost their hands in accidents. Types of amputation include fingers, wrist, and forearm Amputation accidents in various parts, including , elbow, upper arm, shoulder may occur. So, our company designs to suit each amputation case, creating a wrist for those who do not have a wrist, reproducing an elbow for those who do not have an elbow. /span>, If part of the hand remains, we use that part to provide products by inserting motors, etc. into the fingers..

At first, we started out without being aware of this diversity, but over the years, we gradually developed products and gained experience. We now have a variety of products, and in the future we plan to participate in big projects such as humanoid robots. span>

Electronic prosthetic hands from other companies are sold at prices ranging in the tens of millions of won, There are very few amputees who can actually use them . However, Mandro developed products through its own technology and produced 1 of 20 >Offered at a reasonable price.

Please explain your main business

Mandro mainly manufactures and sells electronic prosthetic hands for upper limb amputees who have lost their hands or arms due to accidents. We provide consultations to people with partial amputations and provide customized electronic prosthetics to suit them. In Korea, there is no other company other than Mandro that produces five-finger electronic prosthetics for amputees.

In addition, through our own proprietary technology, we are able to produce products that fit the majority of upper limb amputees, and Currently, only partial hand amputees >, We provide electronic prosthetic hands at a much lower price than existing products to various people, including lower arm amputees, upper arm amputees.< /span>. This is relieving the financial burden.

Also, Even for aesthetic purposes, Mandro develops and provides articulated aesthetic prosthetics that allow the wrist and fingers to move. >, Through this, we are developing it for people who enjoy leisure activities such as billiards and golf, or basketball or bicycle riding span>. In addition, we are operating SNS channels to show Mandro's technology to people who need the product.. span>

Do you have any future goals or directions

Mandro's goal is to create a world where no one can use an electronic prosthetic hand due to lack of money. Therefore, we want to develop better products and help many amputees. Currently, we are focusing on the arms and hands of the upper body, We want to grow into a company with high expertise in this field >. Mandro focuses on upper body products and has a desire to achieve perfection in one field.

Furthermore, Mandro hopes to open up a new market by developing a humanoid service robot with the shape of the human body to advance the development of electronic prosthetic hands. This is a robot mannequin that can be used in fashion shops, A robot that can perform dangerous tasks remotely, < /span>A variety of applications are being considered, including service robots that can perform remote tasks within buildings at night..

Next month, we plan to participate in the Xytex exhibition in Dubai for the first time in four years. I won the Social Impact Award when I participated before, although it was difficult to expand overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic >, We have continued our research and development and now we want to re-enter the exhibition. I believe that this will be an opportunity to promote Mandro’s technology and products to more people and gain global recognition.