Friday, December 26, 2014

Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance

Creating something from this to help stroke survivors should be a piece of cake. If only we had a great stroke association willing to dream and pursue impossible dreams.
http://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_herr_the_new_bionics_that_let_us_run_climb_and_dance?
Hugh Herr is building the next generation of bionic limbs, robotic prosthetics inspired by nature's own designs. Herr lost both legs in a climbing accident 30 years ago; now, as the head of the MIT Media Lab’s Biomechatronics group, he shows his incredible technology in a talk that's both technical and deeply personal — with the help of ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis, who lost her left leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and performs again for the first time on the TED stage.

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