A Nigerian-American engineer and Harvard graduate, Yinka Ogunbiyi, has shared the inspiration behind HaloBraid, a patent-pending robotic system designed to assist hairstylists with braiding while reducing the physical demands of the process. According to a post shared by the US Mission in Nigeria on X on Friday, Ogunbiyi has secured $7 million in seed funding for HaloBraid, attracting interest from more than 7,000 salons, which have already joined the device's waiting list. The renewed attention followed the resurfacing of Ogunbiyi's presentation at the Harvard Innovation Challenge in 2025, where she detailed...