Toronto's smartARM Runs Meta's Vision Model Inside A Bionic Arm
smartARM's palm camera feeds Meta's DINOv2 model, letting the bionic arm learn a new grip from a few photos instead of weeks.
- Meta's newsroom, September 16 2026, profiles Toronto startup smartARM, founded by CEO Hamayal Choudhry, whose arm runs Meta's DINOv2 model.
- "The arm can adapt almost instantly to objects trained on just a few photos – something that could take weeks previously."
- Former NFL player Shaquem Griffin, a longtime user, calls it the future of consumer prosthetics.
Why it matters: The startup builds the hand; the platform in Menlo Park owns the model that decides its grip.