NOVA | Reinventing Bionics | Augmented | PBS

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Official website: https://to.pbs.org/3uwJHkh | #NOVAPBS Follow the dramatic personal journey of Hugh Herr, a biophysicist working to create brain-controlled robotic limbs. At age 17, Herr’s legs were amputated after a climbing accident. Frustrated by the crude prosthetic limbs he was given, Herr set out to remedy their design, leading him to a career as an inventor who is helping to test a new approach to bionics. Stream "Augmented" from @novapbs: https://to.pbs.org/3uwJHkh This video is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Enjoy full episodes of NOVA and other PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS Video App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR Subscribe to the PBS channel for more clips: https://www.youtube.com/PBS/ FOLLOW NOVA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/novaonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVApbs ​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs ​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/ FOLLOW PBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ #bionics #prosthetics

Published 2022-02-10 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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