PBS's video: NOVA Reinventing Bionics Augmented PBS

Official website: https://to.pbs.org/3uwJHkh | 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. "Augmented" from NOVA premieres Wednesday, February 23 at 9/8c on PBS. 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/