In Pictures: Programmer and ‘bionic leg’ ace 103-story test

Software engineer using mind-controlled prosthetic limb scales Chicago tower

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Research scientists Levi Hargrove, left, and Annie Simon, right, look on as Vawter tests the neural-controlled bionic leg before climbing to the top of the 103-story Willis Tower using in Chicago.

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