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Hugh Herr (nacido el 25 de octubre de 1964) es un escalador, ingeniero y profesor de biofísica estadounidense. Se hizo famoso por sus avances en ingeniería biomecánica diseñando prótesis de tecnología avanzada (habiendo perdido sus piernas practicando montañismo), por lo que obtuvo el Premio Princesa de Asturias de Investigación ...
1 de ago. de 2016 · Hugh Herr era adolescente cuando sus dos piernas fueron amputadas debido a un accidente de montaña. El BiOM T2 tiene tres computadoras, 12 sensores y un "actuador" o dispositivo que regula el...
Hugh Herr (born October 25, 1964) is an American rock climber, engineer, and biophysicist. Early life [ edit ] The youngest of five siblings of a Mennonite family from Lancaster, Pennsylvania , Hugh Herr was a prodigy rock climber: by age 8, he had scaled the face of the 11,627-foot (3,544 m) Mount Temple in the Canadian Rockies ...
Hugh Herr is a Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab and co-leads the Yang Center for Bionics. He is creating bionic limbs that emulate the function of natural limbs, such as the EmPower Ankle-Foot Prosthesis that allows amputees to walk with normal levels of speed and metabolism. He has received many awards for his innovations in biomechatronics and neural interfacing.
28 de mar. de 2014 · Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Hugh Herr is building the next generation of bionic limbs ...
Hugh Herr is an associate investigator and professor of media arts and sciences at MIT Media Lab and co-director of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics. He creates bionic limbs that emulate human biomechanics, improving mobility for people with paralysis and limb loss. He has won several awards and honors for his innovative work in biomechatronics, including the TIME magazine "Leader of the Bionic Age" award in 2011.
Hugh Herr is a biomechatronics engineer who lost both legs in a climbing accident and now creates robotic prosthetics inspired by nature. Watch his TED talk to see how he and other amputees use bionic limbs to perform amazing feats of movement.