- Jul 12, 2007
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It was awesome. The man pretty much lives in an ultra modern version of a vintage science museum. Think "an extremely rich science oriented episode of pickers, without the clutter" and you will get a pretty good idea of what is in his house. The pics below were found from public websites, as I feel a bit weird posting my own considering I was at his residence.
1. Exterior
2. Entryway - Upon entering the house, the first thing that came into view is this huge steam engine that is suspended between two floors.
3. The machine shop in his "basement", complete with two CNC machines.
4. Personal helipad
5. His tesla roadster
There was a lot more too, but I can't find public pics to post.
Other items I saw in his place-
1. Working 1970s-80s era C-17 globemaster simulator, which Kamen was certified on.
2. ~50 vintage wheelchairs - Kamen invented a wheelchair that can go up stairs, so that is probably where his obsession with wheelchairs started.
3. Backyard complete with regulation softball field, two tennis courts, basketball court etc.
4. Front yard with "reflecting pool" and off grid "water station" (something Deka developed to bring purified water to undeveloped countries)
5. House is fully powered by solar and personal wind turbine. Heated entirely by biomass.
6. Magnetically driven pendulum clock
7. Myriad other cool things that were engineered and given to him by his employees at Deka.
I also got to see a live demonstration of Deka's "Luke" arm. If you haven't heard of the Luke arm project, google it and prepare to be wowed. For the lazy, here is an older video of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-bJtikcTGo
1. Exterior
2. Entryway - Upon entering the house, the first thing that came into view is this huge steam engine that is suspended between two floors.
3. The machine shop in his "basement", complete with two CNC machines.
4. Personal helipad
5. His tesla roadster
There was a lot more too, but I can't find public pics to post.
Other items I saw in his place-
1. Working 1970s-80s era C-17 globemaster simulator, which Kamen was certified on.
2. ~50 vintage wheelchairs - Kamen invented a wheelchair that can go up stairs, so that is probably where his obsession with wheelchairs started.
3. Backyard complete with regulation softball field, two tennis courts, basketball court etc.
4. Front yard with "reflecting pool" and off grid "water station" (something Deka developed to bring purified water to undeveloped countries)
5. House is fully powered by solar and personal wind turbine. Heated entirely by biomass.
6. Magnetically driven pendulum clock
7. Myriad other cool things that were engineered and given to him by his employees at Deka.
I also got to see a live demonstration of Deka's "Luke" arm. If you haven't heard of the Luke arm project, google it and prepare to be wowed. For the lazy, here is an older video of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-bJtikcTGo
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