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November 5, 2012 11:28 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/7OjBTPp2nBI/amputee-with-nerve-controlled.html
Amputee with nerve-controlled bionic leg makes historic climb in Chicago skyscraper
31-year-old amputee Zac Vawter made medical history Sunday, climbing 103 stories of the Willis Tower with a state-of-the-art bionic leg controlled by electrical impulses from the muscles in his upper leg, including a rewired hamstring. He finished the climb in 45 minutes. More at the Chicago Trib, and CNN.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/7OjBTPp2nBI/amputee-with-nerve-controlled.html
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