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Podcast Pitches the Future of Prosthetics

At age 17, Hugh Herr lost both legs in a climbing acciident. Today, he leads groundbreaking research at MIT

At age 17, Hugh Herr lost both legs in a climbing acciident. Today, he leads groundbreaking research at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), a private research university in Cambridge that has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and science. Herr’s work centers on creating prosthetic limbs that restore natural movement and reconnect with the human nervous system.

In Herr’s episode on the Taste of Bionics podcast, host Ranga Yogeshwar, a Luxembourgish physicist and science journalist based in Germany, explores Herr’s journey and the innovations that could make disability a thing of the past. Herr explains how technology could one day eliminate physical disability. Tune in on your favourite podcast platform or watch on YouTube: Taste of Bionics.

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