In 2020, when Tokyo hosts the Olympic Games, it will also host the Paralympic Games. Japan has traditionally lagged behind in the development of artificial limbs - one man trying to change that is prosthetic leg engineer Ken Endo. He has done very promising work on robotic limbs at the MIT Media Lab, with a particular focus on artificial legs for athletes. Endo's conviction is that "disabilities lie not in humans but in technology". We speak with this visionary engineer.
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Actor | Robert Campbell |
Country | Japan |
Production | NHK |
Season 1(8 episode) |
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Season 2(11 episode) |
Season 3(12 episode) |
Season 4(12 episode) |
Season 5(10 episode) |
Season 6(10 episode) |
Season 7(11 episode) |
Season 8(7 episode) |
Season 9(7 episode) |
Season 10(6 episode) |