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iBOT: Segway in a wheelchair, a medical boon
Jan 12 2009, Bharat

Medical technology has come to the aid of many, and lately it has shifted concerns toward patients suffering with severe mobility issues. Wheelchairs of many kinds have been made, but this one called the iBot by Dean Kamen developed in partnership...

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Zero energy island: Segway creator's green dream
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Dean Kamens Robot Arm Grabs More Publicity Gadget Lab from Wired.com
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Dean Kamen showed some video of the impressive, mind-controlled prosthetic robot arm he\’s invented today at D6 in Carlsbad. Kamen has been showing the arm off...
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Powered by cow dung, Slingshot renders potable water
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Pure potable water being the most necessary element to exist after unadulterated air, here’s one more option to obtain purified water……..but alas still a...
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Slingshot Water Purifier and Sterling Generator: Gadgets with a green tinge
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It is pretty surprising that the UN has recently rejected the right of clean drinking water as a basic human right. While I shall not delve in that here, it is...
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Luke Arm: prosthetics with greater functionality
Arpita Mukherjee, Kolkata
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Video: Michelin airless Tweel in action
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We’re desperately waiting for Michelin to roll out its out of the blue airless tires, dubbed as ‘Tweel’. Michelin showed the glimpses of the Tweel...
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Remicade gets approval, but with mandatory label warning
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US Suntan makers are sued for false claim in advertising
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