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“I didn't view my body as broken, I reasoned that…” quote by Hugh Herr — Download Open image

“I didn't view my body as broken, I reasoned that a human being can never be broken. Technology is broken. Technology is inadequate.”

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Indeed, through fundamental advances in bionics in this century, we will set the technological foundation for an enhanced human experience, and we will end…

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A human being can never be broken

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