Before the Segway made him famous, inventor Dean Kamen had already spent decades revolutionizing medical devices: infusion pumps, insulin pumps, stents, dialysis machines. Kamen's boldest idea, though ...

The iBot had a lot of people excited when it rolled onto the scene around 16 years ago. The motorized wheelchair was quite unlike any other, sporting special features that allowed the user to elevate ...

(IDG) -- Longtime Mac developer Orange Micro demonstrated the world's first FireWire Web cam, the iBOT FireWire Desktop Video Camera, for Macworld. This blue and white Web cam is capable of a ...

It's complicated and carries a hefty pricetag, but the federally approved iBOT wheelchair promises to give some of the nation's 2 million wheelchair users new freedom of movement, even allowing them ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The iBOT mobility system, called the Ferrari of wheelchairs, is now helping disabled users break through physical barriers. The iBOT can climb stairs, bump up curbs, glide through gravel and even ...

We're not entirely sure how instrumental the father of the Segway was in this, the latest model of his iBOT personal mobility system, but we do know for sure that Dean Kamen's infamous wheelchair that ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The iBot motorized wheelchair was first unveiled back in 2001, but it still looks remarkably futuristic today.

Before the Segway made him famous, inventor Dean Kamen had already spent decades revolutionizing medical devices: infusion pumps, insulin pumps, stents, dialysis machines. Kamen's boldest idea, though ...