Dean Kamen Net Worth

The company also holds patents for technology being used in portable dialysis machines and an electric wheelchair called the iBOT. They have also developed a prosthetic arm replacement called Luke. Kame founded the progrom for students called FIRST in 1989 to get them interested in science and engineering. In 1997 Kamen was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He received the National Medal of Technology from President Clinton in 2000 and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005. He also received the Global Humanitarian Action Award from the United Nations in 2006.