Amputee climbs Chicago skyscraper using mind-controlled false leg

An American amputee has climbed 103 stories of a skyscraper using a “bionic” mind-controlled false leg.

Amputee climbs Chicago skyscraper using mind-controlled false leg
Mon, 05 Nov, 2012 - 14:49

An American amputee has climbed 103 stories of a skyscraper using a “bionic” mind-controlled false leg.

Zac Vawter, who lost his right leg in a motorcycle accident, scaled around 2,100 steps to the top of Chicago’s Willis Tower.

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