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Re: JMAC13 post# 47868

Tuesday, 11/15/2016 6:56:04 AM

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 6:56:04 AM

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Can anyone do some digging to see if Apple has any interest in the medical device market with some pre-existing initiatives? If so, then it might be a feasible rib to tickle.

As for hypothetical names, one of the best sounding options would have to be ruled out, and that would be iBot. I worked for DEKA Research and Development (Dean Kamen's place) for almost a decade, and a few years of that duration was spent on the iBot, a motorized wheelchair which would climb stairs, curbs, obstacles, and also rise up on two wheels to balance the user at a standing human's height - the Segway was spun off of this project using the balancing technology. Long and short of it, that was the iBot so a great name for an Apple/Titan partnership is already assigned elsewhere.

My concerns with this sort of partnership include possibly selling off our interests for a tenth of the actual value, or stepping on Mr. Barker's toes if they already have some irons in the fire. I'd hate to stir up something new (with new risks) if they already have something better in the works.