05-21-2016, 07:05 PM | #1 |
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iBot is coming back...and more?
Whoa, I didn't see this coming. A new iBot from DEKA and Toyota, part of Toyota's $1 billion investment in AI and robotics. Very cool.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/toy...air-2016-05-21 They say that Toyota is focused on "medical rehabilitative therapy and potentially other purposes". I don't know if they'll make the iBot for general-purpose use or not--but it's good to see this technology coming back in one way or another. Chris |
05-21-2016, 08:19 PM | #2 |
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I thought Dean gave that part of the patent to J&J?.....Am I wrong?
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05-21-2016, 08:42 PM | #3 | |
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If not, part of Toyota's billion dollars could have picked up a license or the patents themselves from J&J. It would be silly for J&J to own that kind of IP, not use it, and not sell/re-license it. Also--don't those patents start expiring soon (3-5 years?) As much as iBot/Segway tech seems super-modern still, it's 15-20 years old now and patents only last for 20 years. Dean and the DEKA and J&J teams deserve to profit from their ingenuity and dedication--but it also won't be too long until lots of companies have the opportunity to use early self-balancing tech without a license. |
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05-23-2016, 04:37 PM | #4 |
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Here's a quick video from Dean Kamen about the Toyota/DEKA "iBot and more" partnership.
https://youtu.be/MBQvEJJBY-A |
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