Whether they've suffered an injury or were born with a congenital condition, people who are missing limbs entirely or just portions of their limbs are no less capable of doing extraordinary things. Ballerina Melina Reis certainly isn't going to let anyone tell her she couldn't dance and, thanks to the advancements in artificial limb technology, no one ever will! The same goes for the brave model who made her runway debut by rocking a complete set of four prosthetic limbs.
Psychologist Bertolt Meyer was born without the bottom-half of his left arm. After years of clunky, nonresponsive prosthetics, he is now equipped with a much more impressive facsimile. Created by Touch Bionics, the "i-limb quantum" has earned him a nickname as a real-life "bionic man." Meyer also hosted a series of TV documentaries that captured the progress of the fascinating technology that has helped so many like him achieve their dreams of mobility. While hosting the original series How to Build a Bionic Man, Meyer paid a visit to the MIT campuses in Boston to check in with Hugh Herr, a professor and biophysicist.
Herr invites Meyer to check out the facility's human testing area, where a man is walking around on his own bionic leg with ease. The technology, invented by Herr, revolves around developments in the ankle area. The effect is so smooth that, as Meyer explains in awe, you'd never realize the man was gliding around on an artificial limb if he wore longer pants.
Take a look below to see the other amazing surprise Herr has in store for his guest.
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