What is a non-design hobby or interest that impacts your creativity?
Playing piano and saxophone blends technical precision with expressive nuance. Improvisation mirrors iterative design — establish a structure, respond to feedback, and refine until it resonates. Music sharpens my sense of flow, harmony, and emotional storytelling, insights I quietly weave into our surgical robot's user experience.
What advice would you give your younger self starting out in design?
Embrace empathy from day one. Observe and listen to end-users, surgeons and patients alike. Sketch boldly, build simple mock-ups and fail fast to uncover insights. Collaborate early with engineers, clinicians and users; the richest ideas emerge at the intersection of diverse perspectives.
What strengths does your team bring that others might not have?
Our team merges deep industrial-design and minimally invasive surgical expertise. Mechanical engineers, UX researchers, and practising surgeons collaborate on rapid, user-driven prototyping. We apply systems thinking to ensure precision and reliability under real-world conditions. This blend of medical insight, engineering rigour, and design empathy truly sets us apart.
