Deemed the “Halo Braid,” the braiding tool helps stylists by reducing the time needed to complete the popular style.
The invention of a hair-braiding robot has won a startup competition at Harvard Innovation Labs.
Halo Braid’s inventors, Harvard Business School’s Yinka Ogunbiyi and David Afolabi, hope to cut braiding time by half. With the introduction of the braiding robot, they aim for braiders and their clients to save time and money, boosting efficiency and speeding up the lengthy process.
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The pitch immediately garnered attention by mentioning the struggles of traditional hair-braiding today.
The patent-pending hair braiding robot assists braiders by finishing the braids they start. This helps not only decrease styling time by hours, but also ensures both parties can reduce time in the salon for the protective style.
“Stylists start the braid. Halo finishes it. We reduce braiding time from hours to minutes, making braiding joyful, not painful, and allowing a stylist to grow their business without destroying our hands,” added Ogunbiyi.
Currently, Halo Braid has a waitlist for professionals and novice braiders to elevate their services. With this win, Halo Braid can use this funding to bring their idea to fruition, forever changing the diverse hairstyling landscape.
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Source: Black Enterprise
