Zac Vawter, fitted with an experimental "bionic" leg, looks out from the Ledge at the Willis Tower, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Chicago. Vawter is training for the world's tallest stair-climbing event ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Zac Vawter considers himself a test pilot. After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, the 31-year-old software engineer signed up to become a research subject, helping to test ...

Thanks to major advances in artificial intelligence and robotics, scientists and manufacturers can now offer wearers of bionic limbs devices that redefine what it means to use a prosthesis. A couple ...

MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - Just a little over a year ago, a 25-year-old woman from Madison had to have her hands and legs amputated after contracting sepsis. When the community heard about her story, they ...

This is definitely from the future: a guy, using the power of his mind, literally, to control a bionic leg and climb a skyscraper in Chicago — all 103 floors, if you can believe it. Meet Zac Vawter, ...

When Alexis Cholas lost his right arm as a volunteer combat medic near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, his civilian career as a surgeon was over. But thanks to a new bionic arm, he was able to ...

Thomas Gee, a former gymnast, used to do handstands, perform wheelies on his skateboard, and run around with his three young children. But in 2001, a marble-sized bump on his left leg swelled to the ...

A new bionic knee/leg helps amputees achieve better mobility, researchers said The system extends into the residual limb, using the bone and muscles to create better support and movement Two people ...