Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dean Kamen is the first to admit it. “From the day it came out, and from that day forward, I’ve been known as the Segway guy,” the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before the Segway made him famous, inventor Dean Kamen had already spent decades revolutionizing medical devices: infusion pumps, ...

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 ...

Toyota andDEKA Research and Development last week announced an agreement that will revive development of the iBot, a wheelchair that can climb stairs. The companies revealed their pact to develop ...

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 ...

While the Segway rolls into the sunset, the iBOT is climbing toward a comeback. Thanks to a foundation that donated $30,000 to pay for it, a Texas police officer injured on the job has an updated ...

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 ...

Independence Technology has released the iBOT 4000 Mobility System. This is the techiest wheelchair around. The sheer density of computers, software, sensors and gyroscopes could probably send a man ...

There’s no question the iBOT was ahead of its time. In fact, it’s a jarring to see photos from more than a decade and half ago with inventor Dean Kamen seated in the motorized wheelchair next to Bill ...