The Bionic Man

How does it feel to move a foot that isn’t even there? The world’s first recipient of a thought-controlled bionic leg reveals all.

Future Works features the people doing tomorrow’s jobs today. The series examines the impact of new technology in creating new jobs—and transforming existing ones. It looks beyond the gadgets to reveal what it’s like to work in the emerging industries of the future.

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