Can Prosthetics Outperform Real Limbs? | Cyborg Nation

MIT Media Lab's Hugh Herr explains how he looks to nature when developing new bionic appendages. The amputee and avid rock climber discusses how his biomechatronics division is pioneering the technologies that aim to augment human physical capabilities.
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Can Prosthetics Outperform Real Limbs? | Cyborg Nation

Starring: Hugh Herr and Derek Muller

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