Segway inventor Kaman promotes private island as a model for energy independence

Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway transporter and holder of hundreds of patents, is promoting his private, three-acre island off the coast of Connecticut as a model for energy independence.  Kamen's...

Thief Returns to Scene to Apologize

In Germany, a thief who robbed a kiosk returned a couple of days later out of guilt to leave an apology letter and leave monetary compensation to the victims of his crime."Police said the business in Kamen, near...

Motorized Skates take strain from walking

"A 22-year-old Plymouth inventor has created $500 motorized skates that zip users along more quickly than those fancy balancing scooters, and at a far lower cost. Ilya Kaganovich sees his iShoes as ideal...

Ultra-Sensitive Robotic Arm: Upgrade for Disabled Vets

This has just been announced, so I have no further details. Dean Kamen is known as the inventor of the anticlimactic Segway; this invention seems far, far more impressive. The device was tested at Walter Reed Medical Center, the center of the maelstrom at the moment for...

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