Dean Kamen on The Luke Arm. Simply Amazing.

http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/09/the_luke_arm_at_all_things_d.html

by iamelgringo • 18 years ago

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ttol• 18 years ago

Thanks for posting this! Extremely interesting.

Here's another very interesting story involving Dean Kamen, Steve Jobs, and Jeff Bezos:

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/3533.html

DaniFong• 18 years ago

This excerpt was awesome. Thanks for posting.

noonespecial3• 18 years ago

Agreed. Any man who can listen to Jobs prattle on about imacs and then tell him that his invention sucks, but simply take it in stride as one guy's opinion...

Much respect to Dean. Wow.

Ben65• 18 years ago

I found this to be really touching. Dean's work is just amazing. I wish I could give this 100 or even 1000 karma points. It's not just the technology and the ingenuity, but the fact that he's helping people who are beyond help. I'm truly inspired.

HN talks a lot about startups and I'm sure most of HN's readers dream of their own startup. Something to think about before taking the plunge is "What benefit is this startup offering?" It can't be just to "make a lot of money". That's why I like what Dean has done. Sure he has made a lot of money, but look at how much he's helped people.

They solve some really tough problems, but the rewards are unbelievable. The video show's a guy named Chuck who has no arms and hasn't fed himself in 13 years, feeding himself. I mean can you even put a price on that kind of reward.

That's the kind of thing that drives you. That keeps you going even when things seem hopeless.

michaelmurphy• 18 years ago

At one point in the interview Dean says that's he's naive. That's a great thing since anybody else would write what he's accomplished off as impossible without even trying.

Not to take anything away from his work on the arm but I find his comments on the US's education system and our cultural values from the last two videos the most interesting.

jbl• 18 years ago

I agree. Barring absurdly high levels of natural talent, wanting to do well at something is the first step to doing it. It amazes me that this point has been lost on a lot of people.

13ren• 18 years ago

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=297737

eru• 18 years ago

I remember a team from my school winning the national competition in Germany and being invited to Atlanta with their Lego Robots. "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology" is as amazing as his work in prosthetics.

Dean Kamen on The Luke Arm. Simply Amazing.

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