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	IBOT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The iBOT is a variety of powered wheelchair, developed by Dean Kamen in a partnership between DEKA and Johnson and Johnson 's Independence Technology division.
		While the iBOT has four wheels, it is capable of balancing on a single pair of wheels (in the same manner as the related Segway HT scooter).
		As of 2005, the iBOT retails for approximately $29,000 and requires a prescription since it is a medical device.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IBOT (201 words)

	iBOT Curb Sensor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		However, when seated in the iBOT determining if the curb is appropriate for the iBOT to climb is difficult.
		Judging the height of curbs is especially important if the iBOT driver has limited trunk control and is unable to lean down to look to see if the front wheels are interfering with the height of the curb.
		The iBOT itself weighs approximately 250 pounds and is calibrated to the driver’s weight.
	userfs.cec.wustl.edu /~bme401/BME2004/ibotcurbsensor (225 words)

	CNN - More than a wheelchair, the IBOT is on the move - November 26, 1999
		Before the IBOT and his helicopters, Kamen invented a portable kidney dialysis machine and intravascular stents.
		The IBOT is now in clinical trials, prior to approval by our Federal Drug Administration, so Kamen can't talk much about it.
		The IBOT detected the bag's heavy arrival and instantly regained balance by spinning its wheels.
	www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9911/26/ibot.idg (735 words)

	CRM News: Cutting Edge: The iBot, Wheelchair for a New Era
		Essentially, the iBOT is a gyro-balanced mobility device designed to operate either on four or two wheels, stabilizing the user by automatically adjusting itself to compensate for any shift in weight.
		The iBOT can easily be converted from a standard chair with four wheels to an elevated chair balanced on only two wheels, which allows the user to reach high objects.
		She pointed out that the iBOT has a wide turning radius and that its motor is rather loud compared with other power wheelchairs.
	www.crmbuyer.com /story/31733.html (1335 words)

	Orthotics Resource - ibot wheelchair
		The iBOT, in contrast, is an all-purpose wheelchair that also climbs stairs, To prove iBOT works, 18 wheelchair users test-drove it for two weeks.
		Dean Kamen's IBOT is not a wheelchair -- users wear it, processors and all INVENTOR DEAN KAMEN insists his IBOT is not a wheelchair.
		The iBOT wheelchair was developed by the inventor of the Segway scooter.
	www.genesisorthotics.co.uk /ibot_wheelchair.html (396 words)

	USATODAY.com - Panel backs stair-climbing wheelchair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The iBOT has four wheels the same size that rotate up and over one another to go up and down steps.
		Three people fell out of the iBOT and two fell out of their own wheelchairs during the study, suggesting the iBOT was as safe as today's technology.
		The iBOT's price is less than some top-of-the-line models for the severely impaired, but far more than basic chairs.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/techinnovations/2002-11-21-wheelchair-kamen_x.htm (712 words)

	Independence iBot 3000
		As you may already know IBot comes with five primary features, but it also comes with some qualifiers and disqualifiers that many people are not yet aware of.
		The iBot is not only a new technology, but may also be ushering in a new strategy.
		The iBot strategy is for a cooperative focused evaluation and training process with direct support from trained clinicians.
	www.usatechguide.org /articledisplay.php?artid=20 (760 words)

	EnableNet - enablenet.news.full
		The iBOT, in contrast, is an all-purpose wheelchair that also climbs stairs, he said.
		Three people fell out of the iBOT and two fell out of their own wheelchairs during the study — none on stairs and none was seriously injured — suggesting the iBOT was as safe as today's technology, the FDA concluded.
		But the iBOT is complex enough that the wrong person using it could get hurt or injure bystanders.
	www.enable.net.au /index.cfm?fuseaction=enablenet.news.full&article=604 (689 words)

	Foire d'Opinions Haitiennes - About ibot, the intelligent robot.
		Ibot has been programmed to listen to all forums and to learn from them.
		Well Ibot my english is really really simple, so I usually avoid to use it.
		Ibot, we are not going to be friend if you don't listen to me.
	www.haitiwebs.com /haitianforums/showthread.php?t=10824&page=2&pp=10 (337 words)

	ABILITY Magazine: iBOT Approved by FDA
		The iBOT Mobility System uses a unique combination of electronics, sensors and software components that work on the principle of balance to continuously and automatically adjust wheel position and seat orientation to stabilize the user.
		The device is the invention of Dean Kamen, founder of DEKA Research & Development Corp., Manchester, NH, with whom Johnson & Johnson partnered to develop the iBOT Mobility System.
		Every person interested in the product will be screened to determine if he or she can use the iBOT Mobility System by a healthcare professional who will assess capabilities and the person's ability to use the device.
	www.abilitymagazine.com /news_ibot.html (820 words)

	FDA Approves iBOT, Stair-Climbing Wheelchair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		To reach high shelves or hold eye-level conversations with people who are standing, the occupant shifts his weight over the back wheels so that the iBOT lifts one pair of wheels off the ground and balances on the remaining pair of wheels.
		However, for users who cannot tolerate such exertion, there is a feature that allows someone else to hold onto and tilt the chair’s back to cause it to climb up or down stairs.
		In the pivotal clinical study, 18 patients -— mostly people with spinal cord injury -- were trained to use the iBOT and test-drove it for two weeks to allow researchers to compare maneuverability, falls and other problems to those encountered with their regular wheelchairs.
	www.caregivers-usa.org /news/ibot.html (899 words)

	creativepro.com - FireWire Goes Desktop Video With the iBOT
		IBOT taps into the FireWire data transfer rate of 400 Mb/s (which is 33 times faster than USB's maximum bandwidth of 12 Mb/s) to provide near full screen video -- with cinema quality, says Jan Olof Hellsund, marketing manager for Orange Micro.
		USB cameras are limited: 640 x 480 resolution and 30 frames per second speed -- but never both simultaneously, according to Hellsund -- typically, 640 x 480 is limited to 7 fps.
		iBOT is targeted to such uses as video teleconferencing, home/office video recording, surveillance/home security monitoring, presentation rehearsals, video chat rooms, video e-mail, and still pictures.
	www.creativepro.com /printerfriendly/story/8801.html (419 words)

	The iBot
		The media has been waxing eloquent about the iBOT wheelchair that can climb stairs and allow a user to rise to a standing position.
		The user of the iBOT, we've learned, will have to be able to lean in various directions and have a weight limit -- nobody too heavy can use it.
		The iBOT wheelchair seems to presage a return to individual solutions for community-wide access problems.
	www.raggededgemagazine.com /extra/ibot1102.html (503 words)

	Health Newsletter - Climb Stairs ... in a Wheelchair!
		Well-known inventor Dean Kamen created the iBOT, and says wheelchair users tell him another feature is as appealing: The chair lifts onto two wheels so that its occupant, although still sitting, is elevated enough to reach high bookshelves and carry on eye-level conversations with people standing nearby.
		To prove iBOT works, 20 wheelchair users test-drove it for two weeks, allowing scientists to compare maneuverability, falls or other problems with their regular wheelchairs.
		The iBOT's $29,000 tab is less than some top-of-the-line models for the severely impaired, but far more than basic chairs.
	www.thirdage.com /news/archive/ALT02021127-02.html?std (801 words)

	WPI - Transformations: Leveling the Playing Field
		When the IBOT is rolled out--possibly later this year--it will open the door to new freedom for millions of wheelchair users and glide into a $2 billion global market.
		The technology that Kamen and his engineers developed for the IBOT, particularly the systems that enable the machine to balance on two wheels and "walk" up stairs, were put to use, as well, in the new Segway Human Transporter, the revolutionary "enhancement to personal mobility" that was unveiled in January.
		Future versions of the IBOT may offer head- and mouth-operated controls for quadriplegic users who cannot use hand controls, and a smaller, lighter model for children and small adults is in the works.
	www.wpi.edu /News/Transformations/2002Winter/ibot.html (2672 words)

	iBOT Rollout Continues - MedGadget - www.medgadget.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The iBOT has been around for years, winning FDA approval in 2003.
		Jenine Speier is the Medical Director at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Center in Minneapolis and is the first doctor in the area to receive the iBOT.
		The chair must be calibrated to the patient's weight, and patients have to be trained in its use and pass physical, cognitive and perception tests to prove they can operate it safely.
	www.medgadget.com /archives/2005/06/ibot_rollout_co.html (298 words)

	iBOT Consultants Inc
		IBOT Consultants was created out of the need for client representation, which maintains and advances the integrity of business.
		IBOT Consultants understands the global human capital challenges and we are here to help our clients meet them with innovative solutions to their staffing needs.
		IBOT Consultants will outsource all or part of the employment function such as screening, interviewing, reference checking, background checking, employment history verification, education/degree verification, criminal history checks and other fundamental employment functions.
	company.monster.com /ibot (813 words)

	CBS News \| iBOT Gets Official Nod \| August 14, 2003 07:21:19
		He says he built it not just for the stair-climbing ability but also the extra elevation because wheelchair users had told him they longed to carry on eye-level conversations with people standing nearby, and to be able to reach top grocery shelves by themselves.
		They must hold onto a stair rail to help guide the iBOT, although there is a feature that allows someone else to hold onto the chair's back and assist the more severely disabled on stairs.
		Three study participants fell out of the iBOT and two fell out of their own wheelchairs - none on stairs and none was seriously injured - suggesting the iBOT was as safe as today's technology, FDA concluded.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/11/21/health/main530238.shtml (742 words)

	Latest news! - Dean Kamens, Independence Technology iBOT 3000 Stair climbing wheelchair!
		The iBOT, conceived by prolific inventor Dean Kamen, uses gyroscopes, electronic sensors and computers to help mimic the way people maintain their balance, and adjusts to each movement.
		Plus, the iBOT saves people from having to spend thousands of dollars modifying their homes with ramps, elevators or other accommodations.
		The iBOT had been stuck in the FDA approval process for the past several years awaiting clinical trial results.
	www.burgerman.info /newchair.htm (3070 words)

	Wheelchair, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and disability information from New Mobility Magazine
		Invented by Dean Kamen, the medical world's Thomas Edison, the revolutionary chair ["IBOT, " NM February 2000] will sell for between $20,000 and $25,000 and is packed with gyros, sensors and very sophisticated software that allow it to stabilize itself as it goes up and down stairs and climbs over obstacles.
		One of its first assignments is testing the chair, officially called the Independence 3000 IBOT Transporter.
		Experts speculate that Ginger is a personal scooter based on IBOT technology, an anti-gravity machine, a helicopter backpack or even a new type of energy source.
	www.newmobility.com /review_article.cfm?id=444&action=browse (760 words)

	Wired 8.09: Breakout Artist
		After $50 million and eight years in development, the Ibot Transporter - a six-wheeled robotic "mobility system" that can climb stairs, traverse sandy and rocky terrain, and raise its user to eye-level with a standing person - is undergoing FDA trials, and should be available by 2001, at a cost of $20,000.
		By comparison, Kamen's projects are far-out inventions, like the Ibot or the Stirling: grand in scope, slower in development, and often too risky to attract corporate funding.
		The Ibot is so stable in balance mode that its occupant can even win a shoving match with just about any human.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/8.09/kamen_pr.html (4573 words)

	iBOT Pro FireWire WebCam 70HTL00100 - Ulead VideoStudio 4.0 SE Adobe Premiere 5.1 LE Microsoft NetMeeting TeVeo Video ...
		In fact, the inexpensive iBOT uses the same IEEE 1394 technology built into pricey DV camcorders costing over 7 times as much.
		Orange Micro's iBOT is the desktop video camera for the rest of us, providing crisp, clear video at a price you can afford.
		The iBOT Pro includes Video Teleconferencing software for both Mac and PC and a headset microphone so you can talk to anyone, face-to-face, via the internet, with a whole new level of clarity.
	www.computervideogear.com /firewire-cameras/orange-micro-ibot-pro-firewire-desktop-video-camera.htm (517 words)

	Review - Independence Technology IBOT 3000 Transporter Powerchair
		This assessment of the IBOT can't be a simple short review because the thing is so unfamiliar and different.
		For an average paraplegic or someone with some upper body strength the IBOT allows you (or a helper if you have no arm strength) to go up any stair or step that has a handrail.
		I remember thinking that I couldn't cope with it (IBOT) like that, but this IBOT was still a prototype chair.
	www.powerchair-review.fsnet.co.uk /ibot-3000-transporter-independence-technology.htm (4176 words)

	Slashdot \| iBot Self-Balancing Mobility Device FDA Approved
		Imagine the reaction of people to IBot if they had never seen the Segway, "You're going to give a wheelchair-bound person what?!?" Now, with the public acclimated to the balancing technology, the reaction will be one of amazement instead of concern.
		From the pictures, the iBot looks like the motor might be able to be disengaged to allow it to be pushed in four wheel mode.
		The iBot allows a person to traverse stairs, travel on most all terrain (pneumatic tires), and due to its function to lift a person and self balance on only 2, a person can access higher kitchen cabinets, and shelves throughout their home.
	slashdot.org /articles/03/08/14/0222209.shtml?tid=137 (4234 words)

	Wired News: What About Kamen's Other Machine?
		In July 2000, the IBot was expected to be available to consumers in early 2001.
		Johnson & Johnson wants to market the IBot as a physician-prescribed device, instead of a consumer device, so that it can be covered under many medical insurance plans, according to development information provided by the company.
		But the clinical trials would undoubtedly include testing to ensure that there is redundancy in the IBot's systems, and that safeguards exist if one of the systems on the IBot fails, according to Michael Abram, an attorney who specializes in consumer safety law.
	www.wired.com /news/gizmos/0,1452,48908,00.html (825 words)

	iBOT Mobility System: About The iBOT Mobility System
		Power across sand, gravel, grass and other uneven terrain, easily climb curbs up to 5” and steps, rise to an “eye-level” position and hold a conversation, even when you are on the move.
		The iBOT Mobility System constantly realigns and adjusts its wheel position and seat orientation to keep the user upright and stable at all times, even when driving up and down curbs or inclines.
		In addition, the iBOT includes built-in triple redundant backup systems, as well as auditory and visual signals to provide even more safety and assurance.
	www.independencenow.com /ibot (726 words)

	IBOT 3000
		Johnson and Johnson invested eight years and $150 million to bring the iBOT to market -- there’s a nifty timeline on the website that sketches out some of the development’s major milestones.
		Since the iBOT requires the use of one hand to operate the chair by manipulating a joystick, in addition to judging what kind of terrain to avoid, doctors can prescribe it only to patients who pass a physical and cognitive test.
		The iBOT is the first in a series of products that will eventually result in a major product success.
	www.biz-architect.com /ibot_3000.htm (645 words)

	Orange Micro iBot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		From: support@ni.com Date: Mon Feb 3, 2003 10:57:50 AM America/Chicago To: hubbard@mcs.anl.gov Subject: Re: (Reference#6824-VCZ432) ieee1394 palette wrong in snap with iBot Reply-To: support@ni.com Note: Your reference number is included in the Subject field of this message.
		The reason for this is that the iBot doesn't follow the industry standard DCAM spec exactly, and as a result, the first frame you receive from it will always be garbage.
		This is because the iBot acquires images continuously while it is powered on.
	users.sdsc.edu /~hubbard/neesgrid/ibot.html (349 words)

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