The life-changing potential of next-generation prosthetics

Jim Ashworth-Beaumont is a triathlete and prosthetics clinician who spent years helping others. BBC Tech Now's Shiona McCallum meets him as he becomes the first person in the UK to use a new type of prosthetic arm following a near-fatal cycling accident. Now both patient and clinician, Jim is offering a unique insight into how emerging prosthetic technology could transform lives.

This video is from Tech Now, the BBC's flagship technology programme.

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