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Offline sakthibruce

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The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance
« on: March 31, 2014, 06:55:35 am »
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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDsNZJTWw0w
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Re: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2014, 07:38:00 am »
Favourite TED Talk. Thank you +1.

Something else to keep your eye on for the future:

http://www.cybathlon.ethz.ch/