[Tyler]

How my Legs Gave me Super Powers
     


In a recent robot
roundup we mentioned an IEET essay on the ethics of
designer
prosthetics becoming a fashion statement. That article mentioned the
example of Aimee
Mullins, double-amputee and cyborg athlete.  A
reader pointed us to an interesting talk Aimee Mullins gave on the
aesthetics of her prosthetics at the TED conference. She shows off a
few of
her legs including the life-like legs she uses for modeling, legs that
give her an extra 6 inches of height, artistic legs that look like
sculptures, polyurethane see-through legs and high-tech legs made of
metal and carbon-fiber composites that give her extra speed in athletic
competitions. Best line of the talk: Pamela Anderson has more
prosthetics than I do and nobody calls her disabled.
   

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