Is it possible to innovate around core technologies?
Find out on a rare visit to DEKA Lab in New Hampshire, where engineers work alongside founder Kamen, inventor of the Segway and National Medal of Technology winner. From the DEKA robotic arm to the Stirling engine, you’ll see first-hand how the DEKA lab is revolutionizing science. Later cross the street for a tour of the world headquarters of FIRST, a non-profit organization that each year changes how over 200,000 young people view careers in science.
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A group of TEDxBoston community members raved about a “fabulous trip” to Dean Kamen’s Lab and non-profit headquarters with 12-year DEKA Research engineer Ryan LaRocque. Participants had “delightful fun” in the machine shop, in particular, where they witnessed an “inside view of matching technology and design to create enabling devices.” Highlights included seeing the only motorcycle in the world that uses a Stirling engine, the site where the Segway was invented, and the “Luke arm.” The tour of FIRST, Kamen’s robotics non-profit, was equally inspiring, as guests tinkered with robots designed by primary school students.