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New Mobility For Amputees
How a new robotic ankle developed in MIT could transform life for amputees
How a new robotic ankle developed in MIT (Massachussets Institute of Technology) could transform mobility and quality of life for amputees. The programme talks to the professor - himself a double amputee - who designed it.
Also on the programme: Why the British medical profession is fighting back against 'cyberchondria' with its own website. And Shigeru Ban, designer of a paper bridge over the Gardon River in Southern France, talks about his work.
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