Solutions in Sight Keynote Speaker: Hugh Herr

Keynote Speaker: Hugh Herr

After a blizzard during a rock climbing excursion left Hugh Herr stranded, severe frostbite resulted in both his legs being amputated below the knees. As a double amputee, he is uniquely attuned to the need for breakthrough advances in bionic limbs that provide greater mobility and new hope to those with physical disabilities. His story is also a moving testament to what needs to be done to rebuild a life – and make a difference – after a disability.

In 2011, TIME magazine named Herr the “Leader of the Bionic Age” because of his revolutionary work in the emerging field of biomechatronics—technology that marries human physiology with electromechanics. He is the Director of the Biomechatronics research group at the MIT Media Lab and is the Founder of BionX, a leader in the field of prosthetic devices.

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