Researchers unveiled the world's first thought-controlled bionic leg Sept. 25, funded through the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command's (USAMRMC) Telemedicine and Advanced Technology ...

A 32-year-old man who lost his leg below the knee after a motorcycle accident four years ago now has a robotic prosthesis he can control with his mind, according to a new report of his case. While ...

Climbing up Willis Tower's 103 floors is an impressive feat for anyone. But for Zac Vawter it was an even more impressive feat when he climbed one of the world's tallest towers in a prosthetic leg ...

Every six weeks or so, 32-year-old Andrew Chang flies in from California to see Dr. Todd Kuiken and his team at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. “Depending on what they need me for on the ...

Zac Vawter, a 31-year-old amputee, aims to make medical history Sunday when he attempts to climb 103 stories to the top of the Willis Tower with his state-of-the-art bionic leg. Researchers at the ...

(Nanowerk News) Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) research participant Zac Vawter made history on Sunday, November 4, 2012, by climbing 103 floors of Chicago’s Willis Tower using the first ...

Researchers unveiled the world’s first thought-controlled bionic leg Sept. 25, funded through the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center ...