Andreas Hogh: Bebionic hand
Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH, Austria
About Ottobock:
Our goal is to empower people, by helping them to maintain or regain their freedom of movement. Creating latest innovations in orthotic and prosthetic solutions and providing cutting edge health care services.
Founded in 1919, ottobock. is a global innovation powerhouse today. With more than 9.000 employees, 1.3billion sales in 2022, approximately 400 patient care centers and active in 135 countries around the globe.
The entire product portfolio ranges from mechatronic and mechanical prostheses systems to orthotic systems, wheelchairs and exoskeletons.
At the Vienna site, we are specialised in development of mechatronic prostheses such as knee joints, feet, hands and the associated system components. We all believe that our work has a deeper meaning and that is both satisfying and inspiring.
Andreas Hogh:
I´m Andy and I am Industrial Designer since 2012. I´m from the Stuttgart (germany) region and completed a craft apprenticeship there. After working a few years for Mercedes-Benz, I decided to go for a second education. So I studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and the University of Design (Hochschule für Gestaltung) in Schwäbisch Gmünd. My professional work experience ranges from the automotive industry to robotics start-up and now into the med. tech/healthcare sector.
I love working on big picture design strategies but also the work on small details that make the difference. I´am with ottobock. for two years now, and I have the feeling that the journey has just began.