Sep 16, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 12 segments
In this episode, Sarah connects with Dr. Arun Jayaraman, a leading global expert in rehabilitation technology and mobility science. As Scientific Chair of Technology and Innovation at the…
Arun JayaramanGuest
Sarah de LagardeHost
I mean, I guess the question that I ask myself now is that whether we are entering an era where technology doesn't just restore the capability, but also enhances it.
And the reason why I was thinking about this the other day was, I don't know if you heard about this, but apparently there were these Las Vegas enhanced games I think it was around May this year.
I thought that was quite curious because it actively supported people enhancing their own human capability by using chemical stimulants, all the things that the usual Olympic Games, for example, would definitely not authorize.
I just wondered, with the progress that we're making in robotics, in prosthetics, in all sorts of orthotics, etc., is that part of that trend where we're not just trying to restore your capabilities, we're actually making you akin to a superhuman?
I mean, one of the mission and vision statements of our hospital is enhancing human ability.
We are, like anything you do, bionics and robotics is getting into that field.
I mean, 10 years ago, unless you were a professional runner, you didn't have running shoes.
Now people have walking shoes, running shoes, badminton shoes, tennis shoes, shoes for every type of thing, right? Yeah.
Energy return, like if you see Nike and a few other companies have powered shoes now, they return energy to you.
Brain-computer interface is trying to get us to that with our thought to do a lot of things.
So absolutely, yes, we are getting into this future generation, or I wouldn't even call it future, current generation technology.
of advanced technology to give a human a more nuanced and high quality of life.
I mean, I guess the question that I ask myself now is that whether we are entering an era where technology doesn't just restore the capability, but also enhances it.
And the reason why I was thinking about this the other day was, I don't know if you heard about this, but apparently there were these Las Vegas enhanced games I think it was around May this year.
I thought that was quite curious because it actively supported people enhancing their own human capability by using chemical stimulants, all the things that the usual Olympic Games, for example, would definitely not authorize.
I just wondered, with the progress that we're making in robotics, in prosthetics, in all sorts of orthotics, etc., is that part of that trend where we're not just trying to restore your capabilities, we're actually making you akin to a superhuman?
I mean, one of the mission and vision statements of our hospital is enhancing human ability.
We are, like anything you do, bionics and robotics is getting into that field.
I mean, 10 years ago, unless you were a professional runner, you didn't have running shoes.
Now people have walking shoes, running shoes, badminton shoes, tennis shoes, shoes for every type of thing, right? Yeah.
Energy return, like if you see Nike and a few other companies have powered shoes now, they return energy to you.
Brain-computer interface is trying to get us to that with our thought to do a lot of things.
So absolutely, yes, we are getting into this future generation, or I wouldn't even call it future, current generation technology.
of advanced technology to give a human a more nuanced and high quality of life.
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