Do Bionic Arms Control Themselves? | DEEP Xtra

Can you crack an egg with bionic arms? How do you do makeup if you have prosthetic arms? And what is the difference between all the types of prosthetics out there? A girl with bionic arms and disability activist Tilly Locker answered these and many other questions as she was shwoing us all the prosthetics she has used throughout her life as well as reviewing TikTok clips of people with prosthetics - new episodes of DEEP Xtra out every Wednesday.

00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Weightlifting and gym with prosthetics
01:10 - How do prosthetic arms stay on?
01:44 - How do doctors cast your arm for the first hero prosthetics
02:55 - Body powered prosthetics
03:30 - Tilly's makeup tutorial
05:30 - Cracking an egg with prosthetic arm
06:35 - Tilly explains the difference of realistic prosthetics and hero arms
07:35 - Tilly shows the prosthetics she has used since nursery
12:57 - How do you control bionic arms?

Thanks to Tilly for taking part!
You can follow her at:
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