Cynthetiq

Amazing host, thanks for sharing it.

We make cool things all the time, we just don't market or distribute them very weel. They are also very expensive and we can't seem to drive the price down even after years of being manufactured.

We don't sell the miliatry grade technology for long lengths of time. Maybe in 20 years we'll have these helper bots to help us cary loads from truck to backyard/garage.

Dean Kamen the gent who made the Segway acutally made this first. This was licensed to Johnson and Johnson but I believe they are having problems with en masse insurability of the product. That was the last I heard about this product many years ago.



iBOT® Mobility System - Standard Function


iBOT® Mobility System - Stair Function


iBOT® Mobility System - Balance Function


iBOT® Mobility Sytem - 4 Wheel Function


This application is a great example of how we can innovate, but we can't drive prices down. Those Rascals, are all over the place, but require much more infrastructure changes than this product.

Apparently people want Aibos from Sony which does nothing in comparison to what this application of robotics does.

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