Dean Kamen

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American engineer entrepreneur human inventor

Dean Kamen is an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the Segway and numerous medical technologies, and for founding the FIRST robotics competition to inspire young people in science and engineering.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → engineer → entrepreneur → human → inventor →
awardReceived	ASME Medal → Global Humanitarian Action Award → Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment → National Medal of Technology and Innovation →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1951-04-05 →
educatedAt	Worcester Polytechnic Institute →
familyName	Kamen →
fieldOfWork	medical technology → robotics → transportation technology →
founded	AutoSyringe, Inc. → DEKA Research & Development Corporation → FIRST → FIRST LEGO League → FIRST Robotics Competition → FIRST Tech Challenge →
genre	science and technology advocacy →
givenName	Dean →
hasResidence	Bedford, New Hampshire, United States → New Hampshire, United States →
knownFor	FIRST Robotics Competition → Segway PT → iBOT mobility system → insulin infusion pump → medical device inventions → portable dialysis machine →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	National Academy of Engineering →
name	Dean Kamen →
notableIdea	inspiring youth in STEM through robotics competitions →
notableProject	Slingshot water purification system →
notableWork	AutoSyringe insulin pump → Segway Personal Transporter → iBOT powered wheelchair →
occupation	businessperson → entrepreneur → inventor →
placeOfBirth	Rockville Centre, New York, United States →
positionHeld	president of DEKA Research & Development Corporation →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AutoSyringe, Inc. → DEKA Research & Development Corporation → FIRST → FIRST Robotics Competition →	foundedBy
AutoSyringe insulin pump → Slingshot water purification system →	inventor
Lemelson-MIT Prize → Scientific American 50 award →	notableRecipient
Slingshot water purification system →	associatedPerson
AutoSyringe, Inc. →	associatedWith
AutoSyringe insulin pump →	developer
DEKA Research & Development Corporation →	hasFounder
AutoSyringe, Inc. →	hasInventorLeadership
DEKA Research & Development Corporation →	hasKeyPerson
DEKA Research & Development Corporation →	hasLeader
Bedford, New Hampshire →	hasNotableResident
FIRST →	inspiredBy
Kamen →	isSharedBy
AutoSyringe, Inc. →	keyPerson
Dean Kamen →	name
DEKA Research & Development Corporation →	namedAfter
AutoSyringe insulin pump →	relatedTo