What Kind of Home Would Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Live In?

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 »

Segway Shirt Clarifies Just How You 'Roll'

In case your obnoxious Segway weren't clarification enough, this Segway shirt reading "that's how I roll" should set things straight. Donning Dean Kamen's matching denim pants/denim shirt combo also works. [ExBoyfriend via ShinyShiny]

Four Segways Enter, Three Segways Leave (One Faceplants)

There's nothing more you have to do than point and laugh at this poor woman and her Segway. You would have thought the other woman would be the one to eat it, karmically speaking. [BBG]

Dean Kamen Struggles With the Idea of Giving Up on the Segway

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 »

Dean Kamen's Full Bionic Luke Arm Video from All Things D

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 »

Colbert: First Vid of Dean Kamen's Miracle Water Distiller

Caught for the first time on video, Segway inventor Dean Kamen presented his Vapor Compression Distiller on last night's Colbert Report. The distiller is a chemical-, membrane-, and filter-free water purifier. Kamen claims the box draws pure drinkable water from oceans, poisons—even a 50-gallon drum of urine. He has reportedly worked on the contraption for five years, but early prototypes were pretty ugly. This one looks ready for mass production, and with enough, Kamen says we could "wipe out 50% of human disease." Good luck with that, Deano, we're behind you all the way. (That other 50% must be a monumental bitch.) [Colbert Nation]

Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Makes Cameo at CES

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Dean Kamen Cyborg Arm (Part II)

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. More »

DARPA Completes First Bionic Arm Prototype

Move over Dean Kamen. You might have the money you've made from the dozens upon dozens of Segways you've sold, but your budget can't compete with DARPA's, and they're in the bionic arm field too. More »

Japanese Robot Hand Crushes Cans, Gives Dean Kamen the Finger

Researchers from the Tokyo Institute for Technology have developed the first bionic hand strong enough to crush a can. I know, it's surprising that all the robot hands we've seen before have been so weinerish, but now you know. More »

Dean Kamen's Cyborg Arm: It's Real and It's Spectacular

Dean Kamen (the Segway and medical/robot guy)'s new robot arm has been lighting up the internet since last week. There were loads of questions (is it really an arm? Why did he make it? Was the audience actually crying?) but not very many answers. Here are some new details on courtesy of a guy who was there:

Here's what I recall about it. He was approached by Darpa to develop the worlds best prosthetic arm. Our men and women wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan deserve it. We owe it to them.

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Dean Kamen Cyborg Arm

This story has been lighting up the Internet like, hotcakes or whatever, but it's still difficult to find any solid information on the device. Made by Dean Kamen of Segway fame, this artificial arm is capable of delicate tasks such as picking scratching one's nose or grabbing a pen. More »