Hugh Herr's Ted Talk

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Hugh Herr’s Ted Talk was a beautiful mixture of presentation and demonstration. As an amputee himself Hugh was able to demonstrate how impactful these devices can be on ones life. He showed impactful video along with demonstrations, that showed the robotic’s ability. Herr argued that attaching things to the limbs, continues to be a problem despite the advancement of technology. His primary argument is that with the further advancement of technology prosthetics will be leaps and bounds above today’s technology. While, I agree with this statement I believe that with the advancements made in the past decade, prosthetic devices have become more innovative. However like Herr noted, shoes still give its wearer blisters and shoes have been worn

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