Bionics in motion – Johannes Floors on athletic excellence

How do people react when they see someone running on blades fast –
like really, really fast? Johannes Floors is a German Paralympic
sprinter and double below-knee amputee who competes using
high-performance prosthetic blades. He has won multiple gold
medals at World Championships and Paralympic Games, including in
Rio, Tokyo, and Paris. He is also a trained orthopaedic
technician, works on his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
and is part in Ottobock’s Research & Development department,
where he contributes to advancing prosthetic technologies. In this
episode of Taste of Bionics, he talks to Ranga about what led to
his decision to amputate both legs below the knees and how it
changed his life, and he takes us on his journey on becoming a
world class athlete. Tune in to discover how technology,
resilience, and curiosity can redefine what it means to be human
and why Ottobock is at the forefront of enabling that future.