dean kamen
Business
When Tech Gods Were Mortal Men
6:20AM John Herrman | Anyone who knows tech knows certain names—Gates, Jobs, Woz, Kamen, Stringer—but before they became legends, they were busy doing, well, some curious stuff. Here’s a glance at their lives circa 1979: More »
Design
What Kind of Home Would Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Live In?
10:00AM Jason Chen | One without a whole bunch of ramps, surprisingly. The interior has living spaces and working spaces, housing both a lab and a crazy wooden maze of banisters and staircases. More »
Vehicles
Dean Kamen Struggles With The Idea Of Giving Up On The Segway
10:30AM Sean Fallon | A recent CNN interview has revealed that Segway inventor Dean Kamen often loses sleep about giving up on a project that he knows deep down will never pan out. More »
Gadgets
Dean Kamen’s Private Island Is Now Entirely Off the Grid
12:20AM John Mahoney | The father of the Segway and ‘Luke’ cyborg arm has taken North Dumpling Island–his private Bond villain hideaway off the Connecticut coast–entirely off the grid with a complete (and badass) LED lighting overhaul. More »
Robots
Dean Kamen’s Full Bionic Luke Arm Video from All Things D
8:37PM Kit Eaton | We showed you some of the video from Dean Kamen’s appearance at the All Things D: D6 conference back in May and it included some demos of the amazing Luke Arm prosthetic limb. Now All Things D has made the three-part entire interview available, and it includes detailed explanations from Kamen about why he got into the research and development of the limb, and specifics of the development process from early prototypes up. It’s fascinating, and Kamen makes for compelling watching. More »
Gadgets
Talking with Dean Kamen at CES
4:32AM Mark Wilson | So we’re hanging in the robotics area of the Sands Convention Hall, about to talk to WowWee, when our contact says, “Can you excuse me for a second? Dean Kamen is here…it’s the opportunity of a lifetime.” He runs off giddy. You know Dean Kamen as the inventor of the Segway (as well bigger milestones like the first insulin pump and currently, a robotic arm.) We followed and saw all the robotics companies eagerly waiting in line for photos while Kamen was just trying to make his way across the floor. He was pleasant and polite, making time for all the fanboys. More »
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Dean Kamen Cyborg Arm (Part II)
1:35AM Seamus Byrne | Not so long ago, we were all hot and bothered over Dean Kamen’s new artificial arm planned for veterans who had lost a limb. But at the time all of our information was gleaned from a crappy audience camera filming the event. In this newly available video—shot just this week—the man himself explains his motivations behind the device before showing a brief demonstration. It’s still a tease…but this one has better lighting and we just can’t get enough.– Mark Wilson A Closer Look at Dean Kamen’s Robotic Arm [boingboing] More »
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