Malaysian teachers manipulate voice control

A former Malaysian teacher sets up a low-cost, voice-activated prosthetics manufacturing company for people with disabilities.

Former teacher Sujana Rejab founded MyVista in 2012, after reading articles related to making prosthetics using 3D printers, according to the News Straits Times.

A year later, he built his own 3D printer from old components. By the end of 2015, after making the first artificial hand-printed 3D machine, Rejab donated it to a 6 year old disabled girl in Kedah, Malaysia.

Sujana Rejab holds a prosthetic arm in his office at Faber Tower, Kuala Lumpur. (Photo: NST).

"I was happy to see her smile that day," he said. Joy transformed his motivation to continue researching and completing 3D imitation prostheses for people with disabilities.

At present, his company has two types of prosthetics, a mechanical and a more modern kind of electronics that works through smartphone applications. The user can easily command the fingers to stretch or grasp the voice. Sujana is planning to integrate the system into the smart meter.

The fake spent time from one day to one month, depending on the status of people with disabilities.

"The price varies from model to model, the cheapest model is around 250 ringgit ($ 57)," said Sujana.

The company is distributing prosthetic parts to many countries such as Nepal, Singapore and African countries. They also focus on the use of recycled materials in the production process to reduce costs.

With contributions in the field of 3D printing suppositories, Sujana has been awarded the National Transformation Award 2015 by the Malaysian Multimedia Commission.