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Dean Kamen, American inventor and businessman, founded Segway Inc.
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Dean Kamen
American businessman
Dean Lawrence Kamen is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for his invention of the Segway and iBOT, as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers. Kamen holds over 1,000 patents.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Segway Inc.
Chinese-acquired American maker of self-balancing personal transporters
Segway Inc. is a Chinese owned, formerly American manufacturer of two-wheeled personal transporters, chiefly through its Segway PT and Segway miniPro product lines. Founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1999, the company's name is a homophone of the word "segue".Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)