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NOVA 49x8 - Augmented

    

Midnight
At My TV

Follow the dramatic personal journey of Hugh Herr, abiophysicist working to create brain-controlled robotic limbs.At age 17, Herr's legs were amputated after a climbingaccident. Frustrated by the crude prosthetic limbs he wasgiven, Herr set out to remedy their design, leading him to acareer as an inventor of innovative prosthetic devices. Now,Herr is teaming up with an injured climber and a surgeon at aleading Boston hospital to test a new approach to surgicalamputation that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel likethe real thing. Herr's journey is a powerful tale of innovationand the inspiring story of a personal tragedy transformed intoa life-long quest to help others.

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