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The personal journey of Hugh Herr, a double amputee and MIT scientist who creates brain-controlled robotic limbs. At 17, Hugh survived a near-death experience while climbing Mount Washington. Stunned by the prosthetic he was given, and realizing there was untapped potential for such devices, Hugh set out to improve the field of prosthetics. His innovative success leads to a major scientific breakthrough, a radical new way of performing amputations, and more.
- Year2019
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUS
- DirectorMatthew Orr
- ScreenwriterHeather MacDonald, Matthew Orr, Gideon Gil
- ProducerMatthew Orr, Heather MacDonald, Gideon Gil, Dominic Smith
This film will play with open captions. Audio description is also available for this film. To watch the film with audio description, click the gear in the bottom right corner of your viewing window (after beginning the film). Under the Audio Track dropdown menu, select "Audio Description." The audio description will automatically begin.
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The personal journey of Hugh Herr, a double amputee and MIT scientist who creates brain-controlled robotic limbs. At 17, Hugh survived a near-death experience while climbing Mount Washington. Stunned by the prosthetic he was given, and realizing there was untapped potential for such devices, Hugh set out to improve the field of prosthetics. His innovative success leads to a major scientific breakthrough, a radical new way of performing amputations, and more.
- Year2019
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUS
- DirectorMatthew Orr
- ScreenwriterHeather MacDonald, Matthew Orr, Gideon Gil
- ProducerMatthew Orr, Heather MacDonald, Gideon Gil, Dominic Smith