Local tech startup flexes artificial muscle

Local tech startup flexes artificial muscle
Anvil and Kimberly Bañez are using venture capital to push the boundaries. (Image: Souem By Photography)
Ben Moore
Dennisson Technologies was founded with a mission – to help people who lose movement in their limbs to get that movement back, but it’s on its way to becoming much more.While building exoskeletons in 2017, Dennisson’s co-founder and chief executive, Anvil Bañez, realised that the ‘Iron Man suit’ approach to human movement support was never going to be viable for most people.Kimberly Bañez, co-founder and chief technical officer, said creating smart materials that react to light is “a bit like ba...

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