GigaomInventor Dean Kamen wants you at his robot competitions
Dean Kamen — the inventor of countless tech products, holder of 440 patents, and probably most famous for his creation of the Segway — is “scared shitless” about the lack of… Read more »
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Katie has been covering emerging technology and entrepreneurs for over a decade. She has a particular interest in energy and science innovation, as well as design. She’s been a reporter at Red Herring Magazine, an editor at Engadget, and began her career as a reporter in the Silicon Valley bureau of the largest Japanese daily newspaper, the Yomiuri Shimbun.
Dean Kamen — the inventor of countless tech products, holder of 440 patents, and probably most famous for his creation of the Segway — is “scared shitless” about the lack of… Read more »
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