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Re:Inventor Dean Kamen’s Big Ideas by punnerud on Monday April 11, 2016 @09:44AM (#11471387)
Key takeaways: #### About the inventor of Segway and iBot #### Started a large robotic competion #### Sports vs tech - " “Most of the superstars in technology could buy the whole NBA or the whole NFL.." #### Sold segway in 2009, won't tell what he earned #### Thoughts about time: “I don’t want to waste any of [it]…so I like to do important things, and to me, important things are identifying problems that would be a real challenge to solve.” #### Science vs science fiction: “The only difference between science fiction and science is timing. learning to build robots, he adds, gives students useful skills for a career in technology. “It’s the only sport where every kid can turn pro,”
Re:Inventor Dean Kamen’s Big Ideas by Mizza on Monday April 11, 2016 @11:59AM (#11472429)
> “It’s the only sport where every kid can turn pro”

This is a pretty incredible quote.

Re:Inventor Dean Kamen’s Big Ideas by epalmer on Monday April 11, 2016 @02:48PM (#11474100)
We have near 100% college attendance from alumni and about 80% go into STEM majors. Many get scholarships for merit.