Public Science Lectures 6/21/11 Bionic Being: The New Prosthetics

Shawn Kelly, PhD, Research Scientist at VA Center for Innovative Visual Rehabilitation and a Visiting Scientist at MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics: Dr. Kelly describes recent advances in many areas of prosthetic design. He also explains why simulating the natural function of human limbs and organs is such a huge and interdisciplinary challenge. Discussion covers many areas.