The young entrepreneur founded Makers Hive in 2018 to develop affordable prosthetic limbs for amputees. The company’s first product KalArm is a bionic hand that performs a wide range of functions, and costs 1/10th the price made by competitors. Pranav also featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 2021.
Making prosthetics simpler
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 02, Mar 2022
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Designing websites at lightning speed
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Collaboration with the cricketer
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Designing mystery trips
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Thriwe aquires UCare
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