yep this was made by Dean Kamen, its called the iBot. It can go up and down wheelchairs and also (as you can see) stand up. This is what was the precursor to the Segway.
He’s also the founder or something of the FIRST engineering competition for young people. And, from a documentary years ago, he also flies a helicopter to work, and owns his own island or something… he’s living my dream.
Admittedly pretty cool.
wait, what?
Aren’t these made by the same guy that made the Segway?
probably cheaper to just get a gopher grabber or something, but i GUESS it’s pretty cool
yep this was made by Dean Kamen, its called the iBot. It can go up and down wheelchairs and also (as you can see) stand up. This is what was the precursor to the Segway.
We made your wheelchair go up and down wheelchairs so you can be crippled while you’re crippled.
He meant up and down stairs.
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He’s also the founder or something of the FIRST engineering competition for young people. And, from a documentary years ago, he also flies a helicopter to work, and owns his own island or something… he’s living my dream.
I thought Kamen’s chair had a triple wheel arrangement like the Landmaster from Damnation Alley
looks like I was wrong, damn you faulty memory.. double damn you internets..
I wasn’t crippled until I fell out of the fucker….
For your viewing pleasure: www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/78037/november-09-2006/dean-kamen
they see me rollin’ they hatin.
*push*