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  • MIT Media Lab's Hugh Herr explains how he looks to nature when developing new bionic appendages. The amputee and avid rock climber discusses how his biomechatronics division is pioneering the technologies that aim to augment human physical capabilities.
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  • @danielleventetoth1109
    @danielleventetoth1109 Před 4 lety +4624

    That awkward moment when you forgot to charge your legs

    • @a.s8897
      @a.s8897 Před 4 lety +286

      That even more awkward moment when your legs' batteries die

    • @common_sense_help_desk
      @common_sense_help_desk Před 4 lety +56

      It might as well be a piece of wood when they die. Kicking the floor when it dies is no fun either.

    • @darthjay9251
      @darthjay9251 Před 4 lety +8

      Jajajaja

    • @phoenixreen9087
      @phoenixreen9087 Před 4 lety +72

      @@common_sense_help_desk With how advanced the technology for prosthetics is here, I'm sure the battery lasts a pretty long time. The technology is really awesome. I highly doubt the batteries are poor.

    • @clixflix610
      @clixflix610 Před 4 lety +3

      Dániel Levente Tóth Ight imma stay
      But imma go

  • @rammywhat3531
    @rammywhat3531 Před 4 lety +2734

    Imagine babysitting him and just seeing a little kid just rock back and fourth on a chair in a dark basement not saying anything

    • @unknown4957
      @unknown4957 Před 4 lety +59

      Joshua Hagen ,They are implying that it’s like a horror movie. It’s a joke

    • @TheodoreBrosevelt
      @TheodoreBrosevelt Před 4 lety +12

      @@unknown4957 His life was pretty close to a horror movie

    • @bryanmejia3498
      @bryanmejia3498 Před 4 lety +6

      You'd probably think the kid is possessed, I would get a camera to make a found-footage Conjuring movie

    • @lesliejanicke2250
      @lesliejanicke2250 Před 3 lety +4

      So just sticking this out there, when I did that they said she’s dumb, when my son did that they said autism, now if word got out we’re just studying the future maybe we wouldn’t be picked on. I’m not stupid but yes my son autism but he’s not dumb,very much functioning.

    • @TSD2003
      @TSD2003 Před 3 lety +3

      Easy money

  • @LeprosuGnome
    @LeprosuGnome Před 4 lety +1528

    4:58 that is literally a perfect human walk.
    Stuff like this gets me excited for the future.

    • @supmaidoods8753
      @supmaidoods8753 Před 4 lety +143

      It is amazing. And in some way, I value this stuff more than space discoveries

    • @akali2927
      @akali2927 Před 4 lety +7

      Same here

    • @nation8169
      @nation8169 Před 4 lety +21

      Wonder how far it has advanced today

    • @krismartinez2685
      @krismartinez2685 Před 4 lety +53

      And he never had to buy another pair of shoes again.

    • @Vision_Voyagers
      @Vision_Voyagers Před 4 lety +25

      But can a middle class person can afford it?

  • @vinnyMancini96
    @vinnyMancini96 Před 4 lety +1438

    He can actually chosse to be shorter or taller depending on the day

    • @kingpotato7183
      @kingpotato7183 Před 4 lety +20

      @@tij_ana_ Chinese people are already doing it

    • @GKPB
      @GKPB Před 4 lety +10

      @@kingpotato7183 source pls

    • @user-pd9xj1bt4e
      @user-pd9xj1bt4e Před 4 lety +24

      Guilherme Pascuti not that but some go under surgery to make themselves taller (by bone lengthening).

    • @RogosRinted
      @RogosRinted Před 4 lety +18

      Im ready to become a 8ft tall beast

    • @wastedoxys
      @wastedoxys Před 4 lety +7

      Sometimes u gotta go down to go up

  • @Peluceus
    @Peluceus Před 5 lety +5195

    girls: I only like people who are above 6 feet
    amputees: :)

    • @TheMattc999
      @TheMattc999 Před 4 lety +371

      The Comedic well, I'm only 5'8" and not an amputee, but based on what I'm seeing in this video I can fix both of those problems in one go....

    • @TheMattc999
      @TheMattc999 Před 4 lety +148

      Jevai Official whoosh......that's kinda what I was getting at. 🙄

    • @misfitsBP18
      @misfitsBP18 Před 4 lety +62

      Well we don't need stinky ungrateful girls in the future

    • @muq1049
      @muq1049 Před 4 lety +51

      5'11 vs 6'0 dont even get me started

    • @huemungus2528
      @huemungus2528 Před 4 lety +19

      I can be any height you want baby

  • @danodden9783
    @danodden9783 Před 4 lety +816

    5:02 There's something oddly satisfying about seeing an amputee walk like a completely normal, not out of the ordinary in the slightest person.

    • @tryagaintmrw
      @tryagaintmrw Před 4 lety +3

      Feels weird

    • @mcarmenish
      @mcarmenish Před 4 lety +40

      @Best4rtNiteClips your username makes me understand how tiny your little brain is

    • @danodden9783
      @danodden9783 Před 4 lety +23

      @Best4rtNiteClips No. They look a bit wobbly too be completely normal. The guy in the video is walking completely naturally. And no you little kid called "Best4rtNiteClips" you need to understand how tiny your little brain is.
      Thanks.

    • @Deguez
      @Deguez Před 4 lety +11

      @Best4rtNiteClips r/iamverysmart

    • @frozenyogurtdanimation3124
      @frozenyogurtdanimation3124 Před 4 lety +6

      It's because he walks with his arms going in a different direction than his legs

  • @tortillawhisperer5811
    @tortillawhisperer5811 Před 4 lety +458

    Small brain: lets innovate prosthetics to be easier to walk with
    Big brain: LONGLEGLONGLEGLONGLEGLON

  • @jamvously7170
    @jamvously7170 Před 4 lety +933

    CYBERPUNK: 2019

  • @landlockedviking
    @landlockedviking Před 8 lety +3324

    wow that walk at 5:03 on was so natural, incredible

    • @nathanpetersen1392
      @nathanpetersen1392 Před 6 lety +19

      Nothing natural about it, I assure you.

    • @mastad7876
      @mastad7876 Před 6 lety +96

      170 cm? Why not going for 6 ft?

    • @romaikeslife8948
      @romaikeslife8948 Před 6 lety +443

      landlockedviking his walk looks more natural than mine and I’ve had 2 legs since I was born

    • @WhoisAustin
      @WhoisAustin Před 6 lety

      holy

    • @jmoa5758
      @jmoa5758 Před 6 lety +21

      landlockedviking Sign me up. Augment my entire body.

  • @mugensamurai
    @mugensamurai Před 6 lety +3009

    Bless these people and their creations. Making humans into cyborgs and giving their dignity back at the same time.

    • @parsnipkid8103
      @parsnipkid8103 Před 5 lety +32

      And then the machine malfunctions and the cyborgs kill us all

    • @slevehobo5397
      @slevehobo5397 Před 5 lety +2

      @@parsnipkid8103 true

    • @pinoyanvlog6350
      @pinoyanvlog6350 Před 5 lety +19

      mugensamurai They still have dignity

    • @kristenhayes8295
      @kristenhayes8295 Před 5 lety +34

      @@pinoyanvlog6350 Bionic prosthetics are momentous because it returns a confidence in yourself and your abilities that you never would think to miss until you lost it. That what I think is the sentiment.

    • @BB-qf8qd
      @BB-qf8qd Před 5 lety +3

      God you’re ignorant

  • @sadesomdevaingetfilter6415
    @sadesomdevaingetfilter6415 Před 4 lety +2344

    bro the wired guy is wearing legs. Kinda cringe bro get with the times

    • @brandonvestra
      @brandonvestra Před 4 lety +73

      That's Veritasium. He appears to be everywhere, and it's getting really weird.

    • @bleh1569
      @bleh1569 Před 4 lety +4

      What are you talking about???

    • @lyrechee
      @lyrechee Před 4 lety +57

      @@bleh1569 it's a joke. They're saying legs are out dated lmao

    • @bleh1569
      @bleh1569 Před 4 lety +8

      @@lyrechee Ohhh 👌 thanks

    • @andrewclaasen1190
      @andrewclaasen1190 Před 4 lety +10

      Whoooshes loading ....🤣🤣🤣

  • @dothedo3667
    @dothedo3667 Před 4 lety +107

    Our boy over here took the opportunity to make himself taller lmao

    • @UbeBop
      @UbeBop Před 3 lety +10

      the potential for being able to surpass the human body's natural performance < being 5 more inches

  • @xMrJanuaryx
    @xMrJanuaryx Před 4 lety +1206

    $10 says he used to be around 5'11'' and is now around 6'2'' XD

    • @nocodekevin
      @nocodekevin Před 4 lety +26

      I was just thinking the same thing.

    • @Baronnax
      @Baronnax Před 4 lety +116

      Lmao, can you blame him?

    • @adrianbrell533
      @adrianbrell533 Před 4 lety +54

      Who wouldn't

    • @rootintootinputin5898
      @rootintootinputin5898 Před 4 lety +63

      He was 17 when he lost his legs, of course he's gonna be taller now just based on his torso growing as well

    • @ThatGuyWithSomeSubs
      @ThatGuyWithSomeSubs Před 4 lety +21

      @@rootintootinputin5898 people usually stay the same height after 17

  • @Cristopher.C
    @Cristopher.C Před 5 lety +972

    I like it how they dont design them to look like actual feet and legs. If I was the developer of that kind of incredible prosthetic technology I would also proudly use it as is, just letting it look like what it is and not like what it is replacing, because its a whole awesome and different new thing

    • @asuschena
      @asuschena Před 4 lety +60

      These machines are beautiful and elegant, I'd show them off all the time. You don't hide art.

    • @q_q123
      @q_q123 Před 4 lety +81

      I like them looking "robotic" than "human". Prosthetics that are supposed to look like human limbs look less natural than robotic ones

    • @castleenterprises23
      @castleenterprises23 Před 4 lety +8

      Because who needs toes😂😂

    • @Triattt
      @Triattt Před 4 lety +9

      I personally think they'd look cooler symmetric and without those blocky cases for the computers. Robotic yes, but not megazordy.

    • @jackhuny1
      @jackhuny1 Před 4 lety +10

      This is more like an upgrade to a car. If you have a better part why would it make it look like every other car?

  • @yepnah1984
    @yepnah1984 Před 4 lety +93

    I love how confident and optimistic he thought when he lost his legs, it’s amazing

  • @cyber4053
    @cyber4053 Před 4 lety +247

    I can Imagine a day when wheelchairs are obsolete.

    • @MyPlaylistWillSaveAmerica
      @MyPlaylistWillSaveAmerica Před 4 lety +25

      Then how will you play wheelchair basketball.

    • @bruh6828
      @bruh6828 Před 4 lety +36

      What a shame, i love beating up people in wheelchairs

    • @Joe-Nathan
      @Joe-Nathan Před 3 lety +4

      Nah what about poor ppl

    • @Islander_-cb8bw
      @Islander_-cb8bw Před 3 lety

      Wheelchairs are already obsolete ape brain

    • @hystericalstares7507
      @hystericalstares7507 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Joe-Nathan same thing as transportation(cars, busses, bikes) and running water. Before, moving a large distance could only be done by the rich and taking a bath inside was for kings. Now only the poorest of the poor don't have access to those things and they make up an incredible minority of people(they still deserve opportunities for a better life). Eventually, luxuries of the rich becomes common among the poor

  • @kujojotaro7893
    @kujojotaro7893 Před 5 lety +1684

    Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay is so lit

  • @emmal.5570
    @emmal.5570 Před 5 lety +352

    I am a medical engineering student. seeing stuff like that reminds me everyday why I want to do this. Amazing!

    • @benj.j
      @benj.j Před 4 lety +6

      Good luck

    • @MultiFabar
      @MultiFabar Před 4 lety +5

      Right?! Imagine also having the possibility of adding prosthetics or any biomechanic device to people without disabilities

    • @jeeniefl8022
      @jeeniefl8022 Před 2 lety +1

      I wanna study the same thing, what is ur field exactly?

    • @thesteelsquid863
      @thesteelsquid863 Před rokem +1

      I'm going to college this year and I'm considering it. I wanna help make cool bionic limbs and stuff :D Cyborgin time つ. .)つ

  • @zaytm7196
    @zaytm7196 Před 4 lety +52

    When he walks it sounds like the Pixar lamp jumping on the i

  • @chlorox817
    @chlorox817 Před 4 lety +484

    *"Imagine the future"*
    Me: *Laughs in Global Warming*

    • @kriegscommissarmccraw4205
      @kriegscommissarmccraw4205 Před 4 lety +28

      Global warming ain't going to be a problem for a long time

    • @kickbutoxy1218
      @kickbutoxy1218 Před 4 lety +15

      Not a big deal

    • @KaushalGrover
      @KaushalGrover Před 4 lety +12

      @@kriegscommissarmccraw4205 oh really

    • @unknown4957
      @unknown4957 Před 4 lety +7

      Kaushal Grover it’s true, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start preventing it today.

    • @petrikhubacek4058
      @petrikhubacek4058 Před 4 lety +8

      @@kriegscommissarmccraw4205 well kinda true, we have about 11 years to reduce CO2 emissions and prevent heating earth up. If we don't reduce the emissions in 11 years, we will face hurricanes in places they have never been in. The same with floods. Some states will be under water if the snow caps will disappear so it will cause a migration to other states and countries so I guess we should do some changes

  • @alphacause
    @alphacause Před 8 lety +305

    This man is such an inspiration. The liberation of mankind, whether it is from the shackles of poverty, disease, or disability, is going to come through inventive minds such as this one.

    • @elijahrivers3917
      @elijahrivers3917 Před 8 lety

      hey drake

    • @ColdieHU
      @ColdieHU Před 8 lety +1

      +Drake Santiago Yeah he is such an inspiration, did you check what this great guy charges for one prosthesis? $ 70,000 If he wants to make life easier for people, then why charge an arm and a leg? Nobody asks to give it away for free but atleast for a sum that all healthcare companies will cover.

    • @Ioner66
      @Ioner66 Před 8 lety +41

      +ColdieHU You need to be reasonable here. What do you think it would cost to make such a leg? And I'm not just speaking material.
      I'm speaking R&D(research and development). He didn't just do that on his own in a garage. He had an entire team that had to use very expensive equipment over YEARS of research.
      He has to recoup the cost before being able to bring down the price.
      The price for this WILL go down. But new technology is always more expensive.
      Look at the first 1GB Harddrive...it cost 40.000 USD...yes..forty THOUSAND. Today you can buy a Terabyte for 50 USD or less.
      Research and development make up a lot of that.
      Let's say you spend 10 million USD to create a new harddrive that has 1 Petabyte of storage. You can now mass produce and sell this, but you are already 10 million in debt.
      Furthermore you will also have to fight off competition soon...because you might be the first...but once it's out, others will know how it's done and create their own...possibly even while BYPASSING any possible patents you have since they just need to make a few changes to your design.
      So what do you do? Of COURSE you charge THOUSANDS of dollars in the first year of selling it. You are the only one who can sell it right now and need to make back your money before your time is up.
      This is why, if you need this...you only have to wait a little bit until A: The recoup their initial spending/R&D "debt" and B: until other companies start copying the design for cheap...as they had only a fraction of the R&D cost.

    • @alphacause
      @alphacause Před 8 lety +6

      Jeon Soo Neo This was a great answer. You said all that needs to be said.

    • @fl00fydragon
      @fl00fydragon Před 8 lety +16

      +ColdieHU the price would be lowered or even eliminated if governments decided to fund such endavours and then provide them as a human right to anyone in need rather than wasting money in pontless wars ,weapons and corrupt systems

  • @263kiki
    @263kiki Před 6 lety +848

    thats untill you realized each leg ill cost you about half a million
    or in a sense, "an arm"

    • @givemewhiskeynow
      @givemewhiskeynow Před 6 lety +215

      263kiki all technology is expensive when it’s first being developed. the goal is to find cheaper and easier ways to manufacture this technology so that it’s accessible to everyone who needs it

    • @Ezio470
      @Ezio470 Před 5 lety +22

      yep. all their makings are probably just prototypes.. you have to shell out large sums just to actually be able to buy one

    • @cascsdcc6738
      @cascsdcc6738 Před 5 lety +54

      well wait until china has the prints

    • @kennandunn7533
      @kennandunn7533 Před 5 lety +50

      not half a million, seventy-thousand while that's still a lot, ten years ago it would have been half a million, now it's a tenth of the price. Imagine what the price will be in another 10 years.

    • @habeebaelwalily3081
      @habeebaelwalily3081 Před 5 lety +13

      I'd believe half a million. My dad's prosthetic arm cost about a quarter million and that was in the early 2000s. Thankfully it was covered by Insurance.

  • @Tenhys
    @Tenhys Před 4 lety +570

    CZcams recommandation :
    Me : _"I never asked for this..."_

  • @chickendrawsdogs3343
    @chickendrawsdogs3343 Před 4 lety +655

    Science: We're gonna merge our bodies with technologies!
    Science Fiction: Seriously, how much of a warning is enough for you!?

    • @howmuchbeforechamp
      @howmuchbeforechamp Před 4 lety +53

      Fiction is barely a reliable source

    • @placeholder29
      @placeholder29 Před 4 lety +2

      @@howmuchbeforechamp What about Science fiction?

    • @dominickperez2952
      @dominickperez2952 Před 4 lety +19

      @@placeholder29 Science is barely a reliable source

    • @WildVee
      @WildVee Před 4 lety +19

      @@howmuchbeforechamp Fiction is never a reliable source.

    • @dominickperez2952
      @dominickperez2952 Před 4 lety +18

      @@kareemdurrant139 God is barely a reliable source

  • @TheABD96
    @TheABD96 Před 8 lety +475

    Who else look at the second guy's legs thinking he had bionic legs under his jeans? :D

  • @whywhysoserious7177
    @whywhysoserious7177 Před 6 lety +44

    when he walks its so smooth

  • @spacejohannes
    @spacejohannes Před 4 lety +40

    Hopefully this will be available to everyone anytime in the future.

  • @Gerwulf97
    @Gerwulf97 Před 4 lety +78

    *When someone uses a EMP Jammer on your electric legs*

  • @minus8008
    @minus8008 Před 8 lety +1459

    Soon enough Ill have to chop off my legs to get better ones

    • @quranalone5824
      @quranalone5824 Před 8 lety +18

      +Walter Ramirez Haha don't worry about your legs so much. There is more then flesh and bones inside your legs.

    • @wille3573
      @wille3573 Před 8 lety +104

      Deus Ex is growing closer

    • @minus8008
      @minus8008 Před 8 lety +6

      The time of bionic humans

    • @mythrin
      @mythrin Před 8 lety +59

      I feel even if I can run faster than Usain Bolt with bionic legs, I would never lose mine. Because in the end they aren't your legs. My own legs has been with me since I was a zygote and have grown alongside my body. Unless I really need it, I won't exchange flesh for machine.

    • @ShaDoWworldshadow
      @ShaDoWworldshadow Před 8 lety +32

      +Walter Ramirez YOu would be a fool then I would gladly give up everything I have in life to have my leg back, you dont know what you have until you lose it.

  • @doop00
    @doop00 Před 8 lety +289

    "There is no truth in flesh, only betrayal."
    "There is no strength in flesh, only weakness."
    "There is no constancy in flesh, only decay."
    "There is no certainty in flesh but death."
    - Credo Omnissiah

    • @Bhisha96
      @Bhisha96 Před 6 lety +27

      so basically what you're saying is that we should all kill ourselves, so it's pretty much gonna be a big fat giant suicide genocide across the entire globe and let the robots/machines rule the planet for us?

    • @theskipper8868
      @theskipper8868 Před 6 lety +54

      +S'azha no we need to become robots

    • @viniciusdugue2928
      @viniciusdugue2928 Před 6 lety

      S'azha ye

    • @Bhisha96
      @Bhisha96 Před 6 lety +7

      +The skipper 88 unless you know how to transfer our own conscious to a robot, and if not then good luck.

    • @gavinsunderland4392
      @gavinsunderland4392 Před 6 lety +16

      Glory to the ommnisia

  • @9yearoldepicgamersoldier129

    Wow i actually never knew that this was even possible today. That's insane and so freaking cool!

  • @dragosh3073
    @dragosh3073 Před 4 lety +42

    Company: Look at this next step in human evolution, these bionic prostethics that are almost as good as normal limbs
    Also company: They're also a million dollars

    • @assassindg8286
      @assassindg8286 Před 4 lety +17

      If I lost my legs, I'd happily pay a million dollars to get a new pair that works great.

    • @NickTheKangaroo
      @NickTheKangaroo Před 4 lety +14

      Virgin market = expensive
      Wait around for some competition and that might change :)

    • @trash0175
      @trash0175 Před 4 lety +2

      Killer Queen it is one million now.. but the price will drop soon when technology advances

    • @eleven11three
      @eleven11three Před 4 lety +1

      Hopefully more company will make this so the price could go down

  • @DarioVolaric
    @DarioVolaric Před 8 lety +524

    Sarif Industries confirmed!

  • @Sagatoth
    @Sagatoth Před 5 lety +183

    Geologist: _In 2040 the world may enter another ice age_
    Biomechatronic Engineers: *Cyborgs*

  • @SlimThrull
    @SlimThrull Před 2 lety +1

    5:05 Man, that just blows me away. That is so awesome.

  • @wolf1066
    @wolf1066 Před 3 lety +6

    I've always been fascinated by the advancements in prosthetic limbs - dunno why, I have no need for them myself, but I'm utterly rapt to see how they've been improving over the years and restoring function to people who have lost limbs.
    When I was working in the centre of Hamilton (New Zealand), I'd frequently chat with one of the women who worked in a neighbouring building when we were outside on our cigarette breaks. One day, she was limping slightly so I asked her if she had injured her leg. She replied that she had a prosthetic leg and her good one was off being repaired so she had to use her older, not-as-advanced leg that day. Up to that point, I had had no idea that she had a prosthetic leg - goes to show just how good that "good" one was, eh.

  • @MrMaN-by2np
    @MrMaN-by2np Před 7 lety +197

    this guy is the coolest guy ever he looks badass and walks like a king good for him

  • @techtubee8041
    @techtubee8041 Před 7 lety +577

    Real heroes of this world.

    • @pistolpete6796
      @pistolpete6796 Před 5 lety +7

      Gabrielk 2024 yes

    • @milkale
      @milkale Před 4 lety

      @Gabrielk 2024 Can u Climb when ur legs amputated ?

  • @alexstarkey173
    @alexstarkey173 Před 3 lety +4

    This guys is the definition of what it’ means to be a pure human being using his gift to help better the world .

  • @debbiechaney6607
    @debbiechaney6607 Před 4 lety +3

    After having a total knee replacement 18 years ago and now needing that one replaced again plus the opposite knee I wonder if in the future this science will be used for the endless pain I have had for eighteen years with my surgery? Wow...I love science and how this man and his colleges will change the future...BRAVO AND CONGRATULATIONS!!😊😊

  • @raiduh899
    @raiduh899 Před 7 lety +100

    20 years from now this will look like the IBM computers of yesterday

    • @josuexq
      @josuexq Před 5 lety +1

      In 18 years I will come back to see my comment.

  • @MilA-eh3gf
    @MilA-eh3gf Před 6 lety +8

    I once saw a guy outside where I lived, with great physique and clearly exercised regularly, collecting mails with his girlfriend, walking and turning and doing all sorts of moves naturally... and he had prosthetic legs. Those were visually simplistically designed (now in hindsight I realised were) bionic prosthetic legs. I was in awe at how naturally he walked. I stared at them for so long in amazement and joy that I felt like a creep. Seeing these amazing technology in person was a very humbling experience, it made me want to contribute something great to the world too.

    • @jopiluis3382
      @jopiluis3382 Před rokem

      I know I'm late but this is such a cool, heartwarming comment. It also takes a kindhearted person to appreciate that!

    • @asw2li
      @asw2li Před 11 měsíci

      where are you made

  • @Lucian_deVere
    @Lucian_deVere Před 4 lety +93

    Soo your telling me that if I lose both my legs, I can choose how tall I can be ??

  • @Exp626-Stitch
    @Exp626-Stitch Před 4 lety +1

    What a genius and champ. He didn't allow the negativity to impede his goals. Respect.

  • @kujojotaro7893
    @kujojotaro7893 Před 5 lety +885

    Human: I will make myself an amputee to give myself a better bionic limbs
    God: am i joke to you?

    • @Reijvi
      @Reijvi Před 5 lety +50

      Nah, you're more of a fairytale.

    • @TheOnlyToblin
      @TheOnlyToblin Před 5 lety +11

      Human: "Yes. But more like fairytale."

    • @impoppy9145
      @impoppy9145 Před 5 lety +11

      Then you realise you have to charge it every 30 minutes and can't walk faster than a 60 years old man.

    • @icm3523
      @icm3523 Před 5 lety +28

      Bionic limbs and gods share the same creator.

    • @sethdavis5713
      @sethdavis5713 Před 5 lety

      Now hold on buckeroo thats crossing over into dues ex territory

  • @69hepic
    @69hepic Před 8 lety +286

    Darth Vader aproves.

  • @Obi-Wan_Kenobi
    @Obi-Wan_Kenobi Před 4 lety +24

    Don't mind me, just taking notes for when I have to fight Vader.

  • @youette7002
    @youette7002 Před 4 lety +151

    i'm telling you man we are gonna live in deus ex universe in like 20-30 years.

    • @bassemb
      @bassemb Před 4 lety +12

      I agree. Price will be the slowing factor, not technology. Hopefully this sort of prosthetic gets cheaper and cheaper so more people have access to it.

    • @youette7002
      @youette7002 Před 4 lety +3

      @@bassemb i mean it's technically like a smart phone, you know? smart phones were so much more than now

    • @-yourandyoureare2different612
      @-yourandyoureare2different612 Před 4 lety

      It's you again! Saw you on a different video!

    • @Scorecatron
      @Scorecatron Před 4 lety +1

      Let's just hope they only stick with robotic limbs.

    • @onbored9627
      @onbored9627 Před 4 lety +5

      So true. I hope they have faster loading screens by then though. And better ambient occlusion.

  • @danielleparker6845
    @danielleparker6845 Před 5 lety +6

    This is truly amazing! I teared up a little watching this, and I'm not even an amputee, but I've seen the struggles of so many who can't do the things they loved because of lost limbs.

  • @kushpreetsingh
    @kushpreetsingh Před 7 lety +50

    Dr Hugh Herr is an inspiration to everyone !

  • @PemaMendez990
    @PemaMendez990 Před 4 lety +4

    I actually love the fact that they don't try to make the limbs look "human", that would just make them weird looking and fall into the uncanny valley. Prothetics like these should look like cyborg limbs.

  • @Sir-Prizse
    @Sir-Prizse Před 4 lety +3

    This is the most amazing thing I have seen so far, I am impressed. Losing one foot or arm is the worst I can imagine, but this research will help many people in the future and takes away the fear and desperation.

  • @SuperIceBro1
    @SuperIceBro1 Před 6 lety +4

    I would love to see this. Having a prosthetic myself I honestly can't imagine what it'd be like to have one that's based off the electric signals thing... It looks beautiful honestly.

  • @aspyr5681
    @aspyr5681 Před 8 lety +184

    Brilliant, I sure hope bureaucracy won't get in the way, as it so often does when it comes to scientific achievements and better future

    • @aspyr5681
      @aspyr5681 Před 8 lety +2

      +ThyerHazard It's not an entirely empty hope, you know? Maybe there's a way we can all contribute to these projects, as mini sponsors, I'm sure there's a way to make it work, we just need a few good heads put together to sort it out, who knows, maybe Elon will turn into this direction as well, the only goal is to make it affordable and available to everyone, and of course, a little gratitude won't hurt

    • @mackenzierynebagtong8549
      @mackenzierynebagtong8549 Před 4 lety +1

      @@aspyr5681 or we could start our own company and make all these for affordable price for amputees who need one or a pair!

  • @jasonmateus924
    @jasonmateus924 Před měsícem

    Absolutely amazing. Just been reading the story of Hugh Herr and realizing how we sometimes people can surmount anything and the most difficult situations brings out the best ideas.

  • @catherine_404
    @catherine_404 Před 2 lety +3

    I saw this video a few times since it was uploaded. And every time I tear up. My grandad is an amputee, he has one leg removed up to it's socket. His passive prostheses is good, it's like the best 90's technologie can make. It's newer, but the tech is the same it was when he received his first leg. I know that his quality of life would be better with a better prostheses. He is quite old (84) and he's now much weaker, so his passive prostheses while still being a help, is also more of a burden. It's a heavy piece of metal, plastic, and other stuff I can't easily carry.
    I fills me with joy to know that today for many people their traumas are almost completely remedied by the technology, and sometimes technology even bestowes surplus benefits instead of all the drawbacks. I so wish this was accessible to everyone. So that otherwise healthy people would walk and run instead of using passive prostheses or, worse, a wheelchair. Racing cars and other fancy useless entertainment? Scrap that, that tech is a leech of resources which should be invested into improving the quality of life. I'm not against entertainment in general, but some of its forms are ridiculously excessive, a total waste. (Of course I know that these developments go over to other technologies like conventional cars, but they still waste a lot for... for what?)
    This topic teaches right into my heart, I'm sorry for the long read.

  • @henrymiller7162
    @henrymiller7162 Před 6 lety +256

    they should add a machine gun to it

    • @MrTeddy12397
      @MrTeddy12397 Před 5 lety +6

      EVERYTHINGS EASIER WHEN HAVE A ROCKER LAUNCHER FOR AN ARM

    • @combativeThinker
      @combativeThinker Před 5 lety +2

      Can't wait for Aigis (Persona 3) to be a thing that exists.

    • @nuraxborg4408
      @nuraxborg4408 Před 5 lety

      I would hide lots of candy inside it.

    • @KrimzonFlygon1
      @KrimzonFlygon1 Před 5 lety +1

      Or hidden blades. Pre-order and get free sunglasses implants!

    • @joshhernandez5069
      @joshhernandez5069 Před 4 lety +1

      This comment is the perfect summation of human men in a nutshell lol. "They should add a machine gun to it." 😂😂😂

  • @Draxi_1
    @Draxi_1 Před 8 lety +427

    Veritasium! :D

  • @cosmic1993
    @cosmic1993 Před 4 lety

    Sensory information is quite imporant too. Knowing whether the position, location and environment of your limb through pain, heat and cold sensors are extremely important.

  • @PeterHerget
    @PeterHerget Před 4 lety

    GREAT video! What amazing things are being done to help others - way to go MIT Media Lab.

  • @GoSpringboksGo
    @GoSpringboksGo Před 8 lety +6

    How awesome is this??
    And how great to see Derek in this as well!!

  • @-Chrome-
    @-Chrome- Před 8 lety +112

    Starfox confirmed?

    • @cj56v
      @cj56v Před 8 lety +1

      +Chrome Electlroz He is clearly your commanding officer.

  • @user-qc6gu3cq8q
    @user-qc6gu3cq8q Před 7 měsíci +1

    I like his mood,to loosing his leg like most of us,we would be down or in tears,or hopeless,he's confident and upbeat,and he makes loosing his legs worth while!

  • @violinbuff3782
    @violinbuff3782 Před 5 měsíci

    Amazing that scientists invented such prosthesis to help someone and also amazing that the character who had his legs amputated had the stature and force of will to be able to overcome what he did!!

  • @KrsJin
    @KrsJin Před 4 lety +5

    First off, this is amazing, truly. So thankful for people and teams like this who find a way to create to help others.
    That said, I’m pretty sure this guy is the main boss in an upcoming Deus Ex prequel game.

  • @dank_smirk9971
    @dank_smirk9971 Před 6 lety +70

    As the Iron Hands say: *THE FLESH IS WEAK!!*

    • @PeferG17
      @PeferG17 Před 4 lety

      Or in the words of their perverted cousins in the Iron Warriors: IRON WITHIN, IRON WITHOUT!

  • @meows_and_woof
    @meows_and_woof Před 4 lety

    He has really embraced his situation and made the best out of it
    I love his spirits

  • @ewfq2
    @ewfq2 Před 4 lety +1

    I am so so happy Derek got this gig. Veritasium was the best info/edu channel and vastly under appreciated.

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro Před 4 lety

      I haven't kept up with him and was very surprised to see him here. I was like "Has Veritasium fallen on hard times??"

    • @ewfq2
      @ewfq2 Před 4 lety +1

      @@jauxro I think he just enjoys it

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro Před 4 lety

      @@ewfq2 oh, cool!

  • @oldcowbb
    @oldcowbb Před 8 lety +35

    i really want to work on these thing

    • @rendermangl
      @rendermangl Před 8 lety +1

      +oldcowbb Same here mate :D
      Seeing this makes me wanna be part of their team, making a difference to the world !

    • @FallenWingZero13
      @FallenWingZero13 Před 8 lety +2

      +oldcowbb You are not the only one. I want to join in and help out. Watching this video really reminds me the game Deus Ex: Human Revelation. I just hope we will not go down same story like in the game.

    • @rendermangl
      @rendermangl Před 8 lety

      ***** :D lol :D
      unfortunately we are humans :D
      and we have the tendency to go down that path !
      but then again there are those who will set things right ^_^

    • @JoSh-yu6jt
      @JoSh-yu6jt Před 8 lety

      +Armand Castro I had exactly(!) the same thought just now. ;)

    • @redsox_fan5820
      @redsox_fan5820 Před 8 lety +4

      Same here. After I finish high school, I really want to learn mechanical or electrical engineering in college so that I can design and create prosthetics. I think it'd be really cool to see a future where prosthetics are seen not only as a solution to medical problems, but also as a luxury, and a sort of fashion statement.

  • @FrostyChilli
    @FrostyChilli Před 8 lety +21

    Hey, Derek!
    I was wondering if you could do a video about Biology vs Technology. To be more precise: Why is a biological body superior/inferior to technological. The advantages and disadvantages of cyborgs. Are our biological bodies simply just very advanced technological bodies? If so then when will we reach the tech to create, for example, regenerative technology(regenerative as our bodies are). And this topic, I think, if ever taken into consideration, should be analyzed by taking into account brains(brain technology?) and our body. If for example our bodies are highly advanced technological pieces then are our brains even more advanced than that? Can these two be even compared this way? For example if I crush an ant, then will I destroy technology far more superior than the technological advancements we've made so far?
    I find this topic very interesting and I sure can't be the only one.
    Cheers!

    • @kunalsingh4418
      @kunalsingh4418 Před rokem

      Technology imo is just much directed development to achieve certain task. All our natural bodies have on the other hand evolved slowly for millions of years in a completely undirected manner just based on survival of the fittest.
      Now that we have the ability to direct these changes ourselves, we don't need the entire slow natural selection process, we can just build what we want.
      We already have built legs comparable to our human ones. Only a matter if time when we are able to built artificial bodies which can completely supercede the abilities of our own bodies.
      Probably something equivalent will be possible for brain as well.

    • @FrostyChilli
      @FrostyChilli Před rokem +2

      @@kunalsingh4418 Yes well. In a way the artificial bodies we've built are more superior to our biological bodies. They are more durable and often have more strength. However, they are not self-sustainable. I.e you cannot got into the nature and power that artificial body. This is something you can do with our biological body. At some point you could probably harness enough solar power and other energies to power your artificial body. It depends on the environment in which you want to keep it powered.
      Would be cool if we could power the artificial body via biological means as well (i.e eating :) ).
      I think brains in a way are much more complex though than any other part of the body. Specially in the function it serves. Every other organ we have has a "simple" task: pump blood, use oxygen, digest food for energy etc. And these functions they fulfill are much easier to replicate compared to replicating the function of the brain.

  • @brandonchacon7745
    @brandonchacon7745 Před 4 lety

    Been watching Veratasium for so long now, and It's great to see the guy here on a Wired video! It literally took me by surprise to see him here

  • @shadowdragondailyvlogs8310

    Idk why but it's so satisfying to watch that guy walk with those legs I want just 10 hours of him walking around...

  • @Jtb1122own
    @Jtb1122own Před 6 lety +47

    When you run with two bionic legs are you able to keep running or do you still get tired?

    • @notsocommie
      @notsocommie Před 5 lety +22

      While u still use ur muscles(which means u will get tired)u will last significantly longer. And u wont get kramps. And u are less likely to get injured too

    • @dennispedersen7460
      @dennispedersen7460 Před 5 lety +9

      You will get tired quicker. You miss about 50 muscles and have to use more energy so you’ll tire out faster

    • @vinylhedgehog5574
      @vinylhedgehog5574 Před 5 lety +23

      It depends on the legs! There are many different prostheses, and if you look at the kind of legs Oscar Pistorius used to wear to run, they actually have a sort of spring action built into them, which does help propel you forward.

    • @dennispedersen7460
      @dennispedersen7460 Před 5 lety +11

      vinyl hedgehog those are called Cheetah springs. You don’t walk with them - only run.

    • @Goblin_Hands
      @Goblin_Hands Před 5 lety +2

      @@vinylhedgehog5574 Wait, so did he really become a gold medalist in the summer olympics and did he get charged with attempted murder? Or is the trailer wrong? This is crazy..

  • @RobertBirtchImperfectStone
    @RobertBirtchImperfectStone Před 7 lety +71

    I DID ask for this! :D

  • @cecorra
    @cecorra Před 4 lety

    Amazing. Knowing a loved one that is an amputee this is such a step forward

  • @Nino244
    @Nino244 Před 4 lety

    every step he takes is an absolute powermove

  • @kba
    @kba Před 5 lety +6

    They are changing disabilities into superpowers. Imagine these being upgraded so that the people can jump high, sprint faster than normal human, climb anything with amazing grip, etc.

    • @Goblin_Hands
      @Goblin_Hands Před 5 lety +1

      Iron Man jet legs would be nice. Or maybe something out of Alita. Simple convertable roller blades...I'm already getting jealous. They can walk on fire ffs...

    • @Goblin_Hands
      @Goblin_Hands Před 4 lety

      @Andromeda Vieira Not yet...
      czcams.com/video/DEFwP1d-8iI/video.html

  • @woochi7542
    @woochi7542 Před 4 lety +4

    The answer is yes, yes they can. Prosthetics can literally be made to fit any situation, unlike our feet.

  • @UssyMustyYS
    @UssyMustyYS Před 4 lety

    This is truly fascinating.

  • @nonamegaming6455
    @nonamegaming6455 Před 4 lety +2

    I love the technology and happy to see people in need are using the tech to overcome boundaries. I just don’t want to see people willing to amputate themselves just gain these prosthetics

  • @jacobstaten2366
    @jacobstaten2366 Před 5 lety +3

    By the time we have prosthetics that are worth replacing limbs on purpose, we'll have krispr, nanites, and 3D printing to "regrow" limbs, rewrite DNA to be better, electronically stimulate and even repair the muscle and tendon tissue a lot faster.

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 Před 5 lety +3

      Yeah I don't think completely artifical organs will surpass biological / genetically enhanced ones any time soon.

  • @gc4152
    @gc4152 Před 8 lety +12

    No wonder why this climber guy doesn't need to hide his prosthesis. This is awesome!

  • @maryhall9816
    @maryhall9816 Před 3 lety

    WOW! what an inspiration. I wish I could walk regular again and Hugh is climbing mountains.

  • @honooryu5374
    @honooryu5374 Před 3 lety

    5:23 i was really engaged in the video until i saw that poster on the back wall

  • @valrek93
    @valrek93 Před 7 lety +17

    The greatest thing to come out of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom is the advancement in prosthetic limbs due to the proliferation of IED's during those conflicts. Thanks, Al-Qaeda!

    • @PresidentialWinner
      @PresidentialWinner Před 5 lety

      One of the positive sides of war is the advancement in science and engineering, the allocation of resources in WW2 to war efforts made the rocketry and space flight of the later decades possible. Arguably we could have just used those resources in peace but we can't know for sure.

  • @laughinghyenaxd1284
    @laughinghyenaxd1284 Před 4 lety +20

    No one:
    Guy with bionic legs as he walks: *squeak..squeak....squeak*
    Everyone: 👀

  • @sylvainbradford1575
    @sylvainbradford1575 Před 4 lety

    Tanks to this nice tube showing us how the future of the prosthetic is already brought us to cybernetic for a better future.
    That makes me share this incredible tube in my favorite Facebook group, "Future World."

  • @snowdrop9810
    @snowdrop9810 Před 3 lety +2

    Honestly, I can think of prosthetic legs not being too bad, but the hands are a completely different beast. Not having the presicion of a biological hand, even a Singular prosthetic finger would feel like a bigger challenge than the whole lower leg.

  • @StretchReality
    @StretchReality Před 4 lety +5

    Don even want to know how expensive this must be

  • @NIEiKoniec
    @NIEiKoniec Před 4 lety +5

    Give it 50 years and we'll be living in a cyberpunk reality. I can give my left arm for that as I am sure I'll be able to just get a wolmart replacement.

  • @nedhoulihan4437
    @nedhoulihan4437 Před 2 lety +1

    this guy's life seems so interesting. it would make a great movie or documentary

  • @zqwc
    @zqwc Před 4 lety

    HE TOTALLY ADDED A COUPLE INCHES TO HIS HEIGHT WHEN HE DESIGNED THOSE! But ay when you innovate you get to set the rules, Hugh Herr you're an inspiration keep doing what you do!

  • @Drip-Soup373
    @Drip-Soup373 Před 6 lety +64

    Human mains are really getting advanced they will be put in s++class too bad for the other classes

    • @wahhat
      @wahhat Před 5 lety +7

      We have unlocked the advancement, regen limbs!

    • @TOKYO_SLIME
      @TOKYO_SLIME Před 5 lety +11

      I think the dev’s are looking to nerf us with the next ‘mass extinction’ update.
      I hear the servers are going to get a difficulty hike in regards to more extreme climates and less available food sources.

    • @ardarazi8472
      @ardarazi8472 Před 5 lety +5

      Tier zoo

    • @krillensanchez7799
      @krillensanchez7799 Před 5 lety +1

      the meta is good for humans right now but i hear a balance patch might be coming

    • @bluckq
      @bluckq Před 4 lety

      @@krillensanchez7799 Won't be until the future update Alien Z tier class is available

  • @davidfalloutbandit
    @davidfalloutbandit Před 5 lety +4

    I wonder how long it will be before someone replaces all of their limbs and other body parts with specially made mech parts and turn themselves into the real life equivalent of a halfman/half spider/crab robot (ETC) videogame boss..
    don't lie..
    you KNOW someone *IS* going to do that eventually

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 Před 5 lety +2

      There is no advantage to that unless you want a really large body.

    • @probablynotdad6553
      @probablynotdad6553 Před 5 lety

      Real life spider waifus c o n f i r m e d

  • @StonkyKong
    @StonkyKong Před rokem +2

    wasn't expecting Veratasium in this video, and I'm not complaining...

  • @sirac37
    @sirac37 Před rokem

    This is really next level!

  • @gametabulas
    @gametabulas Před 4 lety +3

    "Cant catch the Octrain"
    "Must Go Faster!!!!"
    "non terra plus ultra"

  • @antoniocarniero5138
    @antoniocarniero5138 Před 5 lety +279

    This guy has no legs and he could do it what's your excuse huh?
    His legs won't hurt mine will

    • @k0b128
      @k0b128 Před 4 lety +1

      @@jayrodriguez3848 Bruh, how dense are you?

    • @MrProSnorkulus
      @MrProSnorkulus Před 4 lety +6

      @@Satheo05
      Probably someone who either got comment deleted due to downvotes or deleted their own comment.
      Happens all the time on youtube.

    • @HMABH
      @HMABH Před 4 lety

      that's a katt williams joke rephrased ...

    • @xSpeakerYT
      @xSpeakerYT Před 4 lety

      @@HMABH Poor little tink tink

    • @luchovargas9357
      @luchovargas9357 Před 4 lety

      Saw this long time ago

  • @lasagnaocelot4766
    @lasagnaocelot4766 Před 7 měsíci

    The way she nearly said “It’s like I’ve got it back” has really shown me the way we’ve expanded our medical world

  • @Epochal_Enigmas
    @Epochal_Enigmas Před rokem +1

    And this was 7 years ago. Wonder how much this has improved since then.