Dean Kamen

Dean Kamen is the founder and president of DEKA Research and Development, as well as the founder of the FIRST Robotics Competition. He’s based in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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Dean Kamen

He’s invented everything from an insulin pump to the Segway Transporter. He started the FIRST Robotics competitions for students. And now, he has his own television show.

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Building Social Robots

Sure, robots can weld car parts or stack cartons on an assembly line. But can they develop friendships with people? In this hour, Ira talks with inventors developing robots with personalities. How soon will it be before social, lovable robots enter our homes?

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