— Tell us how you came up with the idea for your startup.
— It all began with my interest in robotics when I studied at NIS in Aktau. From age 13, I built simple devices and took part in science competitions. At 16, our team created our first medical robot — it could measure temperature, pulse and blood alcohol level. We participated in competitions with it and won prizes, but never thought about practical applications.
The turning point came with the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow school project competition. We reached the finals, took fourth place and won a small cash prize. We decided to invest that money into developing the AMS startup — but change the product. We realized we would have to move away from the robot.
— Why did you decide to abandon the robot concept?
— It became clear that the market wasn’t ready for such a solution. It’s a large-scale, striking idea that requires competencies we didn’t yet have. Theoretically, a robot could conduct medical checks at big organizations with a large flow of people — for example, factories and plants.
When we showed the robot to potential customers, they said outright: “We won’t install this. We need something more compact.” So we kept the robot as an eye-catching marketing image, but gradually shifted to wall-mounted tablets for express medical screenings.
At many enterprises, by law, every worker must undergo a health check before starting a shift. Usually, a nurse conducts it. The tablet performs this check without human involvement: sensitive sensors detect if the worker has consumed alcohol or arrived with a fever. Only if the employee is healthy and sober does the system grant access to the plant.
— What sets you apart from other solutions?
— The market already has the Med365 system — it is widely used in the public sector and by large corporations. But it’s expensive, and only major companies can afford it. Small and mid-sized businesses face the same requirements for pre-shift checks, but they don’t have access to affordable solutions. Another advantage is high personalization. We assemble everything ourselves and can adapt the tablet to a specific customer. Production is based in Aktau because that’s where our developers and most of our clients are.
— How many people are currently at AMS?
— There are 10 of us. Three co-founders — myself, Kamila Kuatova (CMO) and Ulan Aitbai (CTO). The rest are developers and a designer. At first, we did everything ourselves: I handled the hardware and accounting, Ulan wrote the code and Kamila managed marketing and presentations. Then the first sales came, and we were able to start hiring.
More details available at Digitalbusiness.kz.
— Tell us how you came up with the idea for your startup.
— It all began with my interest in robotics when I studied at NIS in Aktau. From age 13, I built simple devices and took part in science competitions. At 16, our team created our first medical robot — it could measure temperature, pulse and blood alcohol level. We participated in competitions with it and won prizes, but never thought about practical applications.
The turning point came with the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow school project competition. We reached the finals, took fourth place and won a small cash prize. We decided to invest that money into developing the AMS startup — but change the product. We realized we would have to move away from the robot.
— Why did you decide to abandon the robot concept?
— It became clear that the market wasn’t ready for such a solution. It’s a large-scale, striking idea that requires competencies we didn’t yet have. Theoretically, a robot could conduct medical checks at big organizations with a large flow of people — for example, factories and plants.
When we showed the robot to potential customers, they said outright: “We won’t install this. We need something more compact.” So we kept the robot as an eye-catching marketing image, but gradually shifted to wall-mounted tablets for express medical screenings.
At many enterprises, by law, every worker must undergo a health check before starting a shift. Usually, a nurse conducts it. The tablet performs this check without human involvement: sensitive sensors detect if the worker has consumed alcohol or arrived with a fever. Only if the employee is healthy and sober does the system grant access to the plant.
— What sets you apart from other solutions?
— The market already has the Med365 system — it is widely used in the public sector and by large corporations. But it’s expensive, and only major companies can afford it. Small and mid-sized businesses face the same requirements for pre-shift checks, but they don’t have access to affordable solutions. Another advantage is high personalization. We assemble everything ourselves and can adapt the tablet to a specific customer. Production is based in Aktau because that’s where our developers and most of our clients are.
— How many people are currently at AMS?
— There are 10 of us. Three co-founders — myself, Kamila Kuatova (CMO) and Ulan Aitbai (CTO). The rest are developers and a designer. At first, we did everything ourselves: I handled the hardware and accounting, Ulan wrote the code and Kamila managed marketing and presentations. Then the first sales came, and we were able to start hiring.
More details available at Digitalbusiness.kz.
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