DEKA (company)
Company type | Private |
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Founded | 1982 |
Founder | Dean Kamen |
Headquarters | Manchester, New Hampshire |
Key people | Dean Kamen (CEO) |
Products | Research & Development |
Website | www |
DEKA Research & Development Corporation is a technology company based in New Hampshire, U.S., founded in 1982 by Dean Kamen, consisting of nearly 400 engineers, technicians, and support staff. DEKA is an acronym derived from Dean Kamen. The company is located in a series of old Amoskeag Falls Millyard buildings in Manchester, New Hampshire; Kamen has real estate investments in the neighborhood beyond DEKA offices, contributing to revitalization of the neighborhood along with other major investors.[1][2]
Products
- IBOT wheelchair, licensed to Johnson & Johnson
- HomeChoice, portable Baxter Healthcare
- Stirling engine technologies
- Stent
- Segway, a personal transporter
- Therakos
- Slingshot, portable water purification system
- project
- Silicone Ankle Foot Orthosis (SAFO) and FLO-TECH APOPPS, adjustable postoperative protective and preparatory systems to protect injuries during early rehabilitation, both spun off to Next Step Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc.[4]
Electric vehicles
Stirling engines can use any fuel and are affordable for the average consumer.[citation needed]
Kamen's team has also folded it into a hybridized
In 2009, development of the two-wheeled Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (PUMA) vehicle was announced in cooperation with General Motors.
Awards and philanthropy
Dean Kamen was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 2000 by then President Clinton for inventions that have advanced medical care worldwide.
In 2003, his "Project Slingshot", a cheap portable water purification system, was named a runner-up for coolest invention of 2003 by Time magazine.[10][11] Dean Kamen appeared on The Colbert Report showing off his water purifier by dumping Doritos into a red liquid, and having it purify the red liquid into a clear colorless pure water.[12][13]
DEKA is a major sponsor and strategic partner of FIRST,[14] also founded by Dean Kamen.
See also
References
- ^ Prevost, Lisa (March 14, 2017). "A Millyard Transitions From Textiles to Tech". The New York Times.
- Politico Magazine.
- ^ "Full Page Reload". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News.
- ^ "Next Step". Manchester, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Business Resource Center. August 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ Collier, Joe Guy (2009-09-29). "Coke targets Freestyle expansion for 2010". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- San Diego, CA: Union-Tribune. Archived from the originalon 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- Atlanta, Georgia. September 2009. Archived from the originalon 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ a b Wickham, Shawne K. (2008-11-09). "Kamen's Revolt". New Hampshire Sunday News. Retrieved 2009-08-25.[permanent dead link]
- Jalopnik. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ Grossman, Lev (2003). "Coolest Inventions 2003: Runner Up: Water Purifier". Time. Archived from the original on November 18, 2003. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ Plummer, Daryl (2003-10-30). "The Gartner Fellows: Dean Kamen Interview". Gartner. Archived from the original on December 21, 2003. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Dean Kamen". ColbertNation.com. 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Colbert: First Vid of Dean Kamen's Miracle Water Distiller". Gizmodo. 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "FIRST Strategic Partners". FIRST. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-25. [dead link]