Wheelchairs
ABC News UpClose Dean Kamen [N] [T] [S]
(DVD) ABC News
Release date: 2007-06-07
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Demonstration of Dean Kamen's IBOT Wheelchair
Will Obama Deliver A Public Option? - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime
So let’s see how this plays out. By the end of the day, everyone throw eggs at the Administration [for allegedly walking away from the public option], and particularly blame it on Rahm (he is evil, dontcha know!). Maybe we can join with the Republicans and chant “just words” and write long posts claiming Obama is selling us out. Then, tomorrow, when the administration says that they still strongly support a public option [. . .]
As for the "selling out," well, at least for me, I've been pretty clear that I think Obama is pretty indifferent on the public option - if it is in, he'll be happy. If not, he'll live with it. Pols are pols and do what they do.
With that in mind, the idea to me is to make it difficult for all of the Village (including the President) to not have a public option. I really do not get why folks like Cole (not trying to start a fight here, just wondering) get bent out of shape at people fighting for a policy they believe in. Some people do not think it is important (Ezra, Jon Cohn, Yglesias, Drum, Cole?) Some do. What's the problem with folks arguing for what they believe in? I do not get the anger against people fighting for what they believe in.
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Dean Kamen Honored by Popular MechanicsPC Magazine - Oct 10, 2009
US and International patents, ranging from the iBOT wheelchair that can climb stairs to the Luke robotic prosthetic arm to a water purification system. and more »USA Today - Oct 10, 2009
The iBOT self-balancing wheelchair, which can climb stairs. The Next Generation Award went to Greg Schroll, an engineering graduate student at ColoradoEdmond Sun - Oct 03, 2009
Among his many other inventions is the IBOT, a wheelchair that can climb stairs. Segway tours are becoming popular in a number of tourist destinationsTheStreet.com - Sep 24, 2009
iBot, an ultra-stable wheelchair that climbs stairs -- and the predecessor to the Segway -- was built for and licensed to Johnson & Johnson's IndependenceReuters - Sep 30, 2009
Mobility: INDEPENDENCE iBOT 4000 Mobility System; Strollers for special needs children; Walkers/Safety rollers; Wheelchairs, Power-type and Power-operatedInternational Falls Daily Journal - Oct 01, 2009
the first insulin pump; the AutoSyringe for medical applications; and an all-terrain electric wheelchair known as the iBOT among many other innovations.