Alvin Cheung

The co-founder and COO of HandyRehab explains how his robotics company is making affordable solutions for patients with mobility issues

By Samantha Mei Topp

Watching his family deal with the fallout of his uncle’s stroke 14 years ago, Alvin Cheung could not have predicted it would be an event that would shape his own future career. “I remember seeing him suffer through the disease and watching his parents having to take care of him. It was really upsetting,” Cheung says. “So, when I started working, I decided I wanted to do something to make life easier for people like him and their carers.” One business degree later, in 2015, Cheung teamed up with robotics researcher Newman Ho to develop a wireless robotic hand to help patients with hand-function disabilities perform simple, everyday tasks able-bodied people take for granted, such as picking up small objects or turning a doorknob. “HandyRehab’s mission is to be the Iron Man…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2020

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