Announcing Dean Kamen—one of our era’s most innovative entrepreneurs, engineering innovators, and physicists—as keynote speaker!
Opening Day Keynote Speaker
Dean Kamen
Tuesday, 5 October
8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
You’ll want to be there for this inspiring keynote address delivered by Dean Kamen, one of America’s most revered engineering innovators. As an inventor and physicist, Dean Kamen has dedicated his life to the developing technologies that help people lead better lives. Dean holds more than 440 U.S. and foreign patents, many of them for innovative medical devices, including the automatic, self-contained ambulatory pump designed to deliver precise doses of medication to patients. His innovations have expanded the frontiers of health care worldwide.
Among Dean’s proudest accomplishments is founding FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization dedicated to motivating the next generation to understand, use, and enjoy science and technology. In 2010, its flagship program, the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), reached more than 45,000 high-school students on more than 1,800 teams in 43 regional competitions, seven district competitions, and one national championship.
Following the sale of his first company, AutoSyringe, Inc., he founded DEKA Research & Development Corporation to develop internally generated inventions, as well as to provide R&D for major corporate clients. The array of products and technologies invented and developed by Dean and the engineering team at DEKA is extremely broad. Some examples of notable breakthrough medical devices invented and developed by DEKA are the HomeChoice™ portable dialysis machine and the iBOT™ Mobility System, a mobility aid. DEKA’s other projects include: a DARPA-funded robotic arm project intended to restore functionality for individuals with upper extremity amputations; a new and improved Stirling engine intended to convert almost any fuel into electrical power and clean heat as part of a system that is clean, quiet, easy to use and easy to maintain with a long operating life; and many others. Dean is also widely recognized as the inventor of the Segway™ Human Transporter, which was designed to provide a clean alternative for short distance travel and enhance people’s productivity.
Check out these videos on YouTube to learn more!
Interview with Dean Kamen
FIRST's YouTube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/FIRSTWorldTube
DEKA’s Robotic “Luke” Arm
