Is Having A Successful Product Design Enough

Is having a happy Product Design enough?
blueprint & New Product Development Coursework
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Is having a booming Product Design enough?
Is having a successful convergence enough to conquer and revolutionize the market? dean Kamen is unitary such inventor who thought that he had a product that would revolutionize the way people commute. He has been a successful entrepreneur and inventor who has designed well cognise products and had numerous firsts and patents to his credit. He founded DEKA Research and Development Corporation in 1982 with a mission to foster innovation. He and his team of engineers at DEKA pee-pee designed the world’s first insulin pump, a rude(a) type of mobile dialysis system, the iBOT (codenamed as “Fred” during development), a modern daylight wheelchair that can come up stairs and stand up on two its wheels and the Segway (codenamed as “Ginger” during development).

The History of Segway
Dean Kamen ceaselessly sought to change the world with his inventions. His inventions have always catered to the vitrine of social innovation that tried to fix the problems societies have faced. In the late 80’s he came across other challenge in his life when he saw a man in a wheelchair struggling to tackle a curb on the street (Kirsner, 2000).



He wondered if he could shape a wheelchair that could hop curbs and this thought sparked the idea of a wheelchair that could climb stairs and revolutionize the lives of those in the disabled community. The wheelchair which came to be known as the iBOT was launched in 2003 at a retail set of $26,000 (Watanbe, 2009) could climb stairs, tackle rough terrains and handle curbs. It could also brace its occupant to eye level while interacting with other people. on the whole this was achieved by the clever use of electric motors, gyroscopes and algorithms which made certain that balance was never compromised whenever the wheelchair stood on its two wheels. While Dean Kamen and his team of engineers...If you want to get a full essay, beau monde it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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