Man With Bionic Leg Climbs Chicago's Willis Towers

Prosthetic limb mind-controlled

Reason Staff | 11.5.2012 9:40 AM

The metal on Zac Vawter bionic leg gleamed as he climbed 103 floors of Chicago's iconic Willis Tower, becoming the first person ever to complete the task wearing a mind-controlled prosthetic limb.

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Man With Bionic Leg Climbs Chicago's Willis Towers

Prosthetic limb mind-controlled

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