Before the Segway made him famous, inventor Dean Kamen had already spent decades revolutionizing medical devices: infusion pumps, insulin pumps, stents, dialysis machines. Kamen's boldest idea, though ...

New Hampshire-based inventor Dean Kamen has launched a new coast-to-coast tour to bring the latest version of his iBOT personal mobility device — an all-terrain electric wheelchair — directly to ...

Bob Stimson used to bike 100 miles a week, ski all winter and globe-trot year-round. So when the Bloomington entrepreneur lost strength in his legs three years ago, he lost a lot. ALS put him in a ...

May 13, 2023 May 13, 2023 Updated Jun 17, 2024 The iBOT Personal Mobility Device can do things most wheelchairs cannot — like climb stairs and traverse rough outdoor terrain — but until now the cost ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Toyota Motor North America has signed a partnership with Deka Research and Development to create a new kind of motorized wheelchair. We are talking about the second generation of the iBot, which is a ...

Dean Kamen is best known for Project ginger and the Segway but to many people on the planet his most significant contribution has been the iBOT Mobility System which was introduced in 2003 – using a ...

July 31, 2005 — -- For Megan Yekel, a 16-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy, giving good hugs in her wheelchair used to be really hard. "You usually don't get the full effect when you're ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There has been a breakthrough for people who've lost their legs, suffered spinal cord injuries and have other mobility issues. It looks like a souped-up electric wheelchair, ...

When it was first introduced by Segway inventor Dean Kamen back in the early 2000's, the iBOT stair-climbing wheelchair gave greater vertical independence to people with disabilities. But not enough ...

FedEx is a courier delivery and logistics company; and in 2019, that means it must also have an autonomous delivery bot. The delivery services company, known for its overnight shipping, unveiled ...