Zac Vawter, fitted with an experimental “bionic” leg, is training for the world’s tallest stair-climbing event where he’ll attempt to climb 103 flights to the top of the Willis Tower using the new prosthesis.
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In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, biomedical engineer Annie Simon, left, and research prosthetist Elizabeth Halsne fit an experimental “bionic” prosthetic leg on Zac Vawter at the Rehabilitation Institute of…
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In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, Zac Vawter kicks a soccer ball with an experimental “bionic” leg as biomedical student Aaron Young makes adjustments to the leg at the Rehabilitation…
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In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, Suzanne Finucane, a physical therapist assistant, right, and prothetist Robert Lipschutz, top, attach electrodes to Zac Vawter’s leg as he is fitted with an…
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Zac Vawter’s stands on his bionic leg after he arriving on the 103rd floor of Willis Tower, becoming the first person ever to complete the task wearing the mind-controlled prosthetic…
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Zac Vawter practices walking with an experimental “bionic” leg at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Chicago. Vawter will put his bionic leg to the ultimate…
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In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, Zac Vawter practices walking with an experimental “bionic” leg at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident,…
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In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, Dr. Levi Hargrove, lead researcher for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s Center for Bionic Medicine, holds an experimental “bionic” prosthetic leg at the institute….
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In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, Zac Vawter, fitted with an experimental “bionic” leg, looks down from the Ledge at the Willis Tower in Chicago. Vawter is training for the…
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