The Professionals (2006)
Season 2014
The meaning of professional. Meet exceptional people who are breaking new ground and making a difference in their area of expertise.
Where to Watch Season 2014
4 Episodes
- The Human Touch - Shintaro HayashiE1
The Human Touch - Shintaro HayashiShintaro Hayashi is a prosthetist and orthotist. He helps people who have lost parts of their bodies due to unexpected accidents by creating authentic-looking artificial fingers, ears, hands and feet. He creates extremely lifelike prostheses made of silicone resin that are indispensible part of these people's lives. This program portrays how seriously Hayashi dedicates himself to his profession. - Cyborgs: A Future of Hope - Yoshiyuki Sankai, Robot ResearcherE2
Cyborgs: A Future of Hope - Yoshiyuki Sankai, Robot ResearcherRobot researcher Yoshiyuki Sankai created the world's first cyborg-style robot. The robot reads electrical signals sent by the brain when it wants to move a muscle, and interprets them as an instruction to move. The robot can instantly carry out the kinds of complex movements made by human beings, and it's attracting a lot of attention as a tool for physiotherapy. For those with spinal injuries or stroke-related paralysis, wearing Sankai's robot can restore a sense of moving one's own limbs, which can, in turn, help to improve nerve function, even in cases where physical recovery was previously considered impossible.