About
Patrick Kane was born in 1997 and contracted sepsis when he was 9 months old. He survived, but lost his right leg below the knee, all the fingers on his left hand and most on his right.
In 2010 Patrick became the youngest person in the world to be fitted with a bionic arm — the I-Limb Pulse. In 2012, he carried the Olympic torch through Trafalgar Square.
In 2013, Patrick was appointed as Ambassador for The UK Sepsis Trust. In 2014, Patrick became an Ambassador for Össur and, the same year, was featured at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Patrick spoke at TEDxTeen in 2014 and WIRED Next Generation in 2015.
His first book, Human 2.0, is a celebration of human bionics and was named by The Times as one of 2023's best books for children. In 2024, it was the winner of the Information Book Award by the School Library Association and is now available in the UK, USA, France and South Korea.
“In my experience, the opportunities that lie in the darkest of places are far greater than those out in the open – I suggest that you seize them with both hands – even if one of them is bionic."
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