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Bionic arms and robotic thumbs

Bionic arms and robotic thumbs

FromTech Life


Bionic arms and robotic thumbs

FromTech Life

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Presenter Shiona McCallum is joined by technology reporter Paul Carter to look at some of the latest developments in artificial limb tech. Paul talks about his own personal experiences of trying out different prosthetics. Shiona interviews the youngest boy in the world to be fitted with a bionic arm, and his mum. Sierra Leone benefits from a prosthetics project. And would you want an extra robotic thumb ?Presenters: Shiona McCallum with Paul Carter
Producer: Tom Quinn(Image: A photo of presenter Shiona McCallum in the Tech Life studio with technology reporter Paul Carter. Credit: BBC)
Released:
Jun 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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The biggest stories in tech from the BBC’s technology team.