New bionics let us run, climb and dance | Hugh Herr | TED 

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That guy has no legs and he's giving a conference while standing. What a time to live in!!

This was 6 years ago, I can’t even imagine how far they’ve come now

Tears of respect and happiness, true humans do care for others. Thank you The Team.

To this day, still one of the best TED talks ever. Since first time I saw it, his humanity and profundity has been role model to me!

He is giving a ted talk wearing shorts, this is the future.

it feels so surreal to see somebody standing there with bionic legs, it feels so futuristic yet so real at the same time.

I LOVE how he didn't see disadvantage but potential

There are no words to express the level of respect and admiration I have for this man. This is what greatness must feel like.

That last part went straight to the feels

He was walking around so naturally i didnt even notice he was missing his feet, its incredible how far bionic limbs have come

I been on crutches for 66 years, spinal cord injury from surgery. I could only dream of this technology. I never considered that I was disabled, just made me more determined to adapt and over come life's obstacles. I would have gave anything just to walk even a short distance. But am so so happy that future generations will not have to deal with all the hurdles or barriers I did.

Долгих лет жизни и здоровья Хью Герру!!! Он настоящий человек от Бога!

Imagine having the power to step on legos and stub your toe. It's godly

I am a left foot amputee and I was blessed to try the latest generation of this foot last week. It was a remarkable experience feeling motion that I haven't felt since my motorcycle accident nearly 8 years ago. I'm going to try the Meridium foot in a couple weeks and will decide which one works best for me. Thank-you Hugh Herr for developing this incredible bionic device!!!

AMAZING, Do you have anything that can help Paraplegics ? Seeing GREAT stuff like this gives Me HOPE.

This guy already looks like a ceo from a cyberpunk movie

The moment you realise, that a person's accident, motivated him to dramatically improve the quality of life for many people in need. This is science, and the best example of it being used for a good cause. im crying

I had the privilege to climb with Hugh at the Gunks in the mid 80s... Absolutely amazing work and vision, Hugh is so devoted to making dreams for all come true...bravo!

Я рад, что существуют такие люди и есть способ помочь людям с ограниченными возможностями! Это великое достижение!

Technology is art, and that guy is a devoted artist.

This is 2 and a half year ago ..makes you wonder at which level they are now...

8 years and it's weird how we haven't really heard anything about this getting better or being used more widely. It makes you wonder.

He's like Prometheus. In his words, you can see his love for human beings.

Definitely one of the best ted talks of all time!

We live in the freaking future. This is awesome!

これは数年前に見て激しく感銘を受けた。 TED Talksの中で私は最も好きな講演です。

Fantastic - Thats whats make life great again - Thank You TED

I just watched this last night and I had no idea prosthetic technology was at this stage....then I saw that the video is 5 years old....wtf. The news is trash, this is the stuff I want to hear about.

You sir are a gift to humanity.

"A human being can never be broken" is an incredible lense to view our lives through

Такие люди и двигают человечество вперед!!!!

*When you realised this was made in 2014*

proof of humanity ability to conquer and over come adversity. what an amazing person.

This is absolutely amazing. Ty so much 2 everyone involved w/ da r&d 4 this, as well TED & da man who was brave enough 2 forge new frontiers w/ tech.

Молодец, огромное уважение! Человек не просто не сдался после своего несчастного случая - он нашёл силы, возможности, группу единомышленников и цель в жизни сделать так, чтобы технологии действительно служили тем, кто в них особенно нуждается, чтобы они помогали и делали людей счастливыми и полноценными!

18:07 "Thank you". Okay, I am officially crying. Simple words, so heartfelt.

This is one of the most profound TED talks I've seen. "...humans are not disabled. A person can never be broken. Our built environment, our technologies are broken and disabled." Love this and am inspired. My mind and language are updated.

I share this with people every week. Dr. Herr is an inspiration

with technology developing, everything is changing. I almost cry when the girl dancing with her new leg. thanks to those people who commit themselves to technologies that can help people.

Now this is the kind of science that helps people.

No I'm not crying...

This is incredible, I can imagine how it can change people’s life completely… it seems so real…my grandfather doesn’t have a leg, he lost it in a war and I can totally imagine the impact this type of technology would have been on his life. I wish it gets wide spread and is available to common people like us..

The performance was amazing , specially the development of technology you hace nade through the years, you feel me with inspiration, thank you for everything.

Why hasn't this gentleman garnered a Nobel prize?

So beautiful when humans get things right.

You made me cry. Thank you, it was a good cry.

I've got above the knee amputation last September, its kinda hard for me but watching this video. It gives me hope, i want to walk and run again so badly. I know it cost a lot of money to buy this technology but im hoping to have this!

this video is like an introduction of a villain from marvel.

When I saw her dancing, I cried. I deeply realized what it means to be a dancer without legs. She can live a normal life, at least it has the meaning of living.

Thank you for coming up with this technology it is needed

Me wondering why RU-vid recommended this 5 years later:

I can feel the pain,happiness and passion in his voice

My jaw dropped when that dancer came back to Dance = AWESOME.

I'm in tears. So wonderful!

How tremendous is his inspiration and love for humanity! I cried when she hugged him after the dance..such a profound gratitude is there

Can't wait to get my exo suit on

This should be available to every person in need. I wish, humanity spend the resources on such inventions!!

Extraordinary, spectacular! Saying congratulations is not enough.

I like how he made his prosthetic legs longer to be taller, lol. Saw the opportunity and took it.

I can tell he wanted to cry when he gave that first demonstration of running under neural command. The future we all wanted is here.

I wish I can dance like her. I mbefore bilateral amputee since 2013 and I lost also both my fingers during heart surgery.I can walk now but can’t stand that long I can drive and take care of my grandchildren here and there.I praised all this hard working professional put together their Idea and make a miracle happpened I applaud you. Thank Vivian Dellheim

This man reminds me of a special I saw on TV once years ago about a group of climbers going for Everest. One of the group was also a double leg amputee who used screw on spikes to help climb the mountain.

Imagine if the money spent on wars was used to advance mankind instead of destroy it.

"I reason that human being can never be broken, technology is broken. Technology is inadequate" Well said

Watching him climb a mountain and her dance beautifully, I only wish technology was more advanced for those with partial paralysis. I have so little use of my left leg which has left me completely immobile in lots of situations and it’s beautiful to see what those with the money to do it, can do now with prosthetics. If there’s ever a study for those with limb paralysis in lower extremities I’d be all over it!

I haven't seen that kid with zebra tights and custom feet in decades but I remember you. It is good to see you are all grown up and doing well. I stopped to make a family. Take care and I think bionics is going to be big.

What happened in these five years? I barely know about this genius.

you see this? because this is why science is awesome!

È meraviglioso! Mi è venuto da piangere quando ho visto Adrienne ballare sul palco come una farfalla, ho capito che la mente umana non ha limiti, nulla, è impossibile! Bisogna solo metterlo nelle mani buone come quelle di Ted!

Amazing is the ONLY word I can use or I can find to describe this BioM ! Thank God and thank you bringing this new bionics to the mankind especially those unlucky ones who lost their limb(s) in accidents ! Please keep on doing the Good works for mankind ! !

In my life I never thought I would see science fiction become science fact . This more than a guy and his talented team fixing broken people but actually fixing broken life’s too . This has moved me in a way ,that humanity has grounded Angels walking among us ,in my humble opinion.

that's why I LOVE science instead of stupid, USELESS and imaginaries GODS.. man this was beautifull , i cried.. since i was a kid i always dreamed to be alive enough to see people involved in some accident and having a second chance in life to live with dignity and not seen just like some useless invalid

So happy for people who will get this bio tecnology and came back to a better life.

Bu video içeriği, şimdiye kadar izlediğim en mucizevi videoların arasında. 👏

Religion: We pray for a new limb: Science: We f*cking build a new limb! Lets do it! This is what I love about science. It makes things possible. And I think EVERYTHING is possible... someday with enough time everything is possible.

Gen Z gonna be roasting kids like "This mf don't even got a bionic exosuit!"

Almost cried tears of joy here. I have a brother that was in a motorcycle accident almost 16 years ago. He's paralyzed from about mid-chest down. This is great for walking again, but there also other biological functions that need to be addressed. I can see him using an exoskeleton. His damage was to his spine.

Congratulations sir. I bow my head for your great research outcome in bionics. Please take it to the next level of testing it on large number of people and make it available to those who are in need of it at affordable cost. With best regards.🙏🙏🙏.

This was 6 years ago ! Imagine if the human race pooled together it’s resources to help and move humankind forward. Imagine how many people we could help and what we would achieve.

I can't believe this brought tears to my eyes.

Beautiful!! I even cried at the end!

Wow. His gait is so natural. Tech is very cool. Love this talk. ❤

this is amazing

There's an wireless connection between legs and mussels. My first thought: somebody can hack your legs.

What a great man. Thank you from all mankind.

I would like to see alot more of this.

Dam, Mr. Skeltal sure got some fine moves. 15:42.

Imagine being 60 and running around like a child

This is one of TED talk that make me cried

Thank you for all the work you are doing!

Who the heck dislikes an amazing video like this? He's self-effacing, insightful and an inspiration.

The feels! Oh the feels!

This is so amazing that it brought tears to my eyes my sister lost a third if her leg before she died from gangrene this would've been a wonderful thing for her to have God Bless the man who has the brains to create such a wonderful thing

8 years old but it still amazes me !!

Oh my, I’m speechless! Tears are running down my face, good tears! My wonderful husband was born back in the early 50’s, his mom took a medication for morning sickness.. he was born with one leg minis toes, 1/2 a leg, that has no knee or anything below were your knee is, he was born missing fingers, he spent most of his childhood at the Gillette children’s hospital in Minneapolis Minnesota going through multiple surgeries no child should ever have to go through at the age of four he was fitted with the artificial leg back in 2001 the file cabinet fell over on him he was unable to wear his leg anymore due to the weight it damaged his spine so he’s been on crutches which has damaged his upper arms & neck.. he Never complains.. Medicare will not buy him crutches let alone a new leg although he is 100 % disabled.. I don’t look at him as disabled, He is extremely intelligent, kind, & giving.. He used to water ski, down hill ski, hunt , icefish.. he loved to sail with his buddy’s in Regatta.. He also still to this day try’s to help educate Children about why he hasn’t a leg, why is hands are different, that these are only what are called limitations, but really aren’t, they are only limitations if you want them to be... Unfortunately the leg he has now he is unable to use, as I said sense 2001.. it is so extremely heavy.. at least 15 to 20 + lbs.. it fits completely up to his hip and his stump goes into the socket, he invented his own design strap that goes around his waste line and loops through a buckle attached to the leg.. He goes through crutches very fast, I just bought him another pair last week, then we started talking and he tried his old leg on and said wow, my upper body doesn’t hurt like it does with the crutches but my back is absolutely killing me, he tried using his old bulky leg off and on 10 min here and 10 a little later, unfortunately that night his pain was uncontrollable.. So sad 😭..he sad you know Medicare nor Medicaid will help, if they won’t pay for a set of crutches they sure as heck won’t help with a leg .. Life isn’t fair, who ever said it would be.. Today my car was stuck due to a snow storm, I looked outside and there he was on his crutches with one leg hand shoveling in a blizzard 🌨, he is my inspiration, I took a video of him without him knowing, I wish I would upload it to this, but I don’t know how, also if he knew I did, well he would probably get upset with me.. He isn’t the only one out there like this he would say.. He is so extremely kind, giving as I said.. but when it comes to him and his needs, he focuses on others.. Like he says all the time when people stare at him or call him names like stumpy.. You can’t make people better than they are, but you can take the time to educate the Children.. even if one child listens, That’s all it takes, No one asked to be born like this.. Thanks to people like( Ted ) who has the knowledge to create these state of the art prosthesis, I pray someday my husband will be able to afford a light weight leg so he can stand tall again, I wish there were affordable payment plans.. I just wanted to share our story to help educate people that just because they were born a little different doesn’t make them different, People should stop and think just how blessed they are to have two leg’s, arm’s, hands with four fingers and a thumb.. Count your blessings every day because even if you weren’t born disabled, in the blink of an eye it might be you, and trying to get and pay for artificial limbs well unless your wealthy with excellent insurance is unfortunately almost impossible.. I pray that someday people with disabilities don’t feel segregated, judged indifferent, because we are all human being’s.. I always live by what my incredibly intelligent husband said one day, Before you speak, stop and think 🤔 is that going to hurt someone’s feelings? If so, it’s better left unsaid 🌝 Thank you for everything you have done, I’m shocked it took me five yrs to see this video.. As you said in the future maybe even the baby’s born from the horrible drug for nausea in pregnant women in the 1950s ( Filitamineq ) won’t have to worry about affording a limb, because they were born different.. the drug companies should be required to pay for every baby born disabled.. again thank you for reading this.. thank you for helping those wonderful people who didn’t have the Choice of how they were born... Blessings from Northern Minnesota were the wind blows, snowstorms don’t discriminate the disabled, but sometimes ( most of the time) while we are trying to shovel by hand , me 66 with two legs, my husband 64 with one leg on crutches , the heavy snow and a truck with a plow drive by & honks at us, he looks at me with a smile 😊 and says remember, you can’t make people better than they are.. Happy Holidays..🎄🌞

Wwoowww. What an eye opener. You see, when I was 5 years old, overnight I caught the Polio Virus. I went to sleep that Friday night as a healthy normal 5 year old boy. Full of joy for life and healthy as any other boy of my age group. It was warm that night in Louisiana, so Mom opened the unscreened windows to let the cool night air in, which after awhile I awakened and pulled the covers up around my neck and fell asleep again. The next morning I woke up, it was sunny and somewhat humid. But for me, it meant playtime. Running primarily at every opportunity. From the bedroom to the kitchen, from the front room, down the concrete front porch steps and then round and round the big front yard., When I opened my eyes, the morning sun was shining in through the bedroom window beside the bed. I don’t recall exactly why I had come into my parents bedroom that night to sleep with Mom and Dad. I immediately looked over at my Mom to ask to go out and play. Dad had gone to work before daylight as usual. She sleepily said yes, but stay inside the yard. Excited, I sat up and swung my legs over the side of the bed to stretch out. Then, it happened, in a twinkling of an eye. I fell back flat on the bed and couldn’t sit up. I reached for Moms arm, it scared me. I began to cry and my Mom sat up startled when hearing her baby boy crying. Crying, I told my Mom, “ Mommy, I can’t get up “. She helped me to sit up, and when she took her hands from my shoulders, I fell back flat on the bed and I couldn’t move my legs. They didn’t hurt, but I was numb from my stomach to my toes. Mom got out of the bed and kneeling in front of me searching both of my legs for a reason that they wouldn’t move. She pulled me upright again and let go, again I fell back flat on the bed. Mom was frantically searching my little body for a reason why my legs were paralyzed. It was very scary for the next few hours while Mom drove to the Hospital in Minden Louisiana. A Doctor was examining me, it seemed almost immediately. I heard him say to Mom “ I need to put a needle in his lower back and draw some fluid out, and test it”. Needle ? In my back ? Mom gathered me up into her warm soft chest while I cried, scared to death of what he said, needle ? Mom sewed, so I knew what a needle could do, stick you and make you bleed. The Doctor came back in pushing a tray with a towel covering the top. He told Mom,” curl him up and don’t let him move while I do this “. I was still crying and more scared while Mom held me still while the Doctor stuck me with what I thought was the longest needle in the whole world because I could feel it going in and out making a scrunching noise inside me. He finished and pulled out that long needle, that’s when I saw it looking back over my shoulder. I was somewhat relieved when he told Mom, “ I’m finished, now “. And he rolled the covered tray out of the room. Truthfully, the next hour or so was a blur, and I can’t recall exactly what happened for the next little while. But, I still couldn’t make my legs move, I just felt limp. What I just told you is exactly what I remember and that short while has stuck in my mind ever since, like it had just happened. I’m 71 now and I remember it still like it just now happened. Everything from the time I opened my eyes to the time Mom was holding me after the Doctor left is vivid in my mind today. When the Doctor came back in, he put his warm hand on my back and told my Mother, “ He has Polio”. He told Mom to carry me to Shreveport to the Confederate Memorial Hospital Polio ward. The next few days they would over and over put warmed moist heavy blankets over my legs then move my legs in all directions. This went on for days. I remember having a tremendous hunger all the time. And those sweet nurses would give me lots of food, they were so concerned for me. I remember their warm hands. They told me not to lay on my stomach, but that’s how I had slept all my life. I remember how good it felt those next few nights to fall asleep while on my tummy, it was comforting to my back. Everything I just told you is still in my my mind today. Then one morning 9 months later, I woke up one morning and I could feel my legs and I moved them. The nurse let down the side guard of the bed and sat me upright while she examined my legs. I could move them again. Long story shortened, all the Nurses and Doctors were in the room and watched me while I sat on the side of the bed raising and lowering my legs. And that’s every detail of what I recall almost every day.. since it happened. Later on my Mom told me that all of those Doctors and Nurses in that big room said, “ it’s a miracle, this has never happened before “ I remember a lot of Doctors holding my legs and telling me to move them. Well then, two of them slid me off the bed to stand up, and I could but my legs were still weakened by not being able to move them all of that time. But, I took a step while still standing. I lived a semi-normal life all through serving my Country in the Air Force for 4 1/2 years and being a mechanic on my feet every day for many years, then moving up into management, still on my my feet most of the day. Then finally I was rewarded for all of that time and what I had learned. I went to my CEO, after working successfully in 4 stores of the company , and told her, a gorgeous Latino woman, you know what ? I’m bored, do you have something else a little more challenging for me to do ? We locked eyes and butterflies came into my stomach, and for a moment I felt attracted to her. I could almost tell that the feeling was mutual. She told me while looking at me with those wonderfully appealing brown eyes,” Let me think on it, I’ll call you in a week “. I left, still sort of reeling from my boldness and remembering those big brown eyes and went back to work in my store. In less than a week, my Supervisor called me and told me to go and see the CEO. I remember that I was somewhat excited about maybe having a new opportunity, but not knowing what was to come, was a little worried that I had gone too far with that conversation that day. I knocked on the slightly open door, I heard “ please come in “. Then she handed me a set of car keys that were brand new with a key tag and the company logo on it. She said,” that’s the keys to your new car sitting outside, it’s got a Motorola phone in it, now go make my company successful “ . I said “ Yes Ma’am “ turned and left to go and see my Supervisor. He told me all of the details of my new job. I was never so excited in my whole life. All I had to do was ride around the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area and visit all of our 31 stores all day long. Then when I turned 59, I was walking across a parking lot and I stumbled and fell on what seemed a little rise in between the two sections of concrete. It seemed at the time, for no reason at all. Then a couple of days later, I slipped on something while casually walking around inside one of my stores. I remember that one leg slide out, and quickly I was on the floor and felt pain in my right knee and the muscles on the back of my lower leg and in my foot. At first it was an excruciating stabbing feeling then a numbness in my leg from the knee down. My knee had been over extended and it was painful, but I finished out my day pretty much on the phone while riding around and parking outside of the stores watching the car mechanics inside dashing around and fix brakes on the cars. They didn’t see me, I was far enough away that they didn’t notice me backed in between two other cars. Then a couple of days later, I was walking and my legs just stopped working and I went straight down with my butt on on my heels. Again I felt the pain in both legs and I found a place to recover, it took awhile that time. Then, the falls came more often. So I went to my Doctor about it. He asked me a lot of questions and I told him about my childhood and the Polio in my my legs. When I told him that, he stopped and asked me if a Doctor ever told me that I had Post Polio in my legs ? Well, it was the first time I knew anything about it. Later on after falling so many times because my legs got tired, I decided to retire. I didn’t want to fall in one of the shops and get a head injury. I had gone back to my Doctor and he recommended that I retire from this type of profession. I thought, I can’t do any of the jobs I had worked at all of my career . So I came home and rode my tractor all day long every day mowing he fields of my 60 acres ranch. Then a week later do the same again from sun up to sundown everyday . I had the prettiest place in the Parrish ( County ) of any around. Then winters would come and day after day I would sit in my easy chair with a fire going in the fireplace and look out at the fields through the giant picture window in my living room.. And that’s my story. The falls came more and more frequently. So, today while thumbing through Facebook and RU-vid, I ran across what might be the answer to the Post Polio. I thought, these Veterans of past wars with their legs blown off by a land mine, were putting on these bionic legs and walking normally again. What a miraculous thing I thought. Can this be the answer to my Prayer to walk again ? Anticipating what can happen, I’m extremely exited, but cautiously.. Folks out there in internet Heaven, read my letter and tell me what my next step is ? Larry Ferguson 10/28/2018 9:30 pm Sunday

each time I saw these，i feel this method and application are marvelous.

I love these types of materials from which you can draw inspiration.

This dude is.. a hero.