Hugh Herr
MIT Professor | Pioneering Bionic Limbs and Enhancing Human Mobility
As the founder of MIT's Biomechatronics research group, Herr develops advanced robotic prostheses that restore mobility to those with physical disabilities.
Hugh Herr is a Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As the founder of MIT's Biomechatronics research group, Herr develops advanced robotic prostheses that restore mobility to those with physical disabilities.
His cutting-edge work integrates microprocessors, sensors, and biomechanics to create bionic limbs that can mimic and even enhance natural human gait and balance. Herr's groundbreaking research has revolutionized the field of assistive technology, offering new hope to amputees and the physically impaired.
How we'll become cyborgs and extend human potential
The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance
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