pic: Boston ibot

[Libby K]

the ibot is an amazing piece of technology.

little known fact: [at least to the media] segway technology came from tweaking the ibot's balance mode.

another reason dean should not just be referred to as "inventor of the segway".

=]

[akshar]

standing in front of the field with the rest of 1568, listening to the congressmans speech was cool. then one of my friends says, wouldnt it be cool if it was one of theos [ibot wheelchairs] and then out it comes

we also noticed the flat tire

[Morgan Gillespie]

The ibot was created by dean and his crew but didn't have that large of a market so they thought of a way to make it appeal to a larger market. Changing the idea and using its balance mode to run on full time, thus the Segway.

J&J helped pay for the research of the iBot, yet it was Dean's tech and he used it on his own for the Segway.

[JC-75]

Pure awesomeness. If 20 kids involved in FIRST or inspired because of FIRST create something of this calibur, you can count on a much better world and lifestyle in general. Believe me, watching this on the field in Boston was breathtaking. Really something. This should be an inspiration to us all to go out there and create something that will benefit mankind.