The story
Founded by Dean Kamen in 1982.1
Private company
DEKA
Logo: dekaresearch.com3
American technology company
DEKA Research & Development Corporation is a technology company based in New Hampshire, U.S., founded in 1982 by Dean Kamen, consisting of over 1000 engineers, technicians, and support staff. DEKA is an acronym derived from Dean Kamen. The company is located in a series of old Amoskeag Falls Millyard buildings in Manchester, New Hampshire; Kamen has real estate investments in the neighborhood beyond DEKA offices, contributing to revitalization of the neighborhood along with other major investors.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1982Founded1
- HeadquartersManchester1
- Websitewww.dekaresearch.com
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DEKA Research & Development Corporation is a technology company based in New Hampshire, U.S., founded in 1982 by Dean Kamen, consisting of over 1000 engineers, technicians, and support staff. DEKA is an acronym derived from Dean Kamen. The company is located in a series of old Amoskeag Falls Millyard buildings in Manchester, New Hampshire; Kamen has real estate investments in the neighborhood beyond DEKA offices, contributing to revitalization of the neighborhood along with other major investors.2
Leadership
Who has led DEKA, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderDean Kamen1
Products and brands
Products
IBOT wheelchair, licensed to Johnson & Johnson
The HomeChoice, Amia, and Kaguya families of portable dialysis machine, licensed to Baxter Healthcare
Stirling engine technologies
Stent
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Segway, a personal transporter
Therakos
Slingshot, portable water purification system
Luke Arm, a DARPA project
Silicone Ankle Foot Orthosis (SAFO) and FLO-TECH APOPPS, adjustable postoperative protective and preparatory systems to protect injuries during early rehabilitation, both spun off to Next Step Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc.
Microdispensing contractor for the development of Coca Cola Freestyle.
Electric vehicles
Dean Kamen has developed a series plug-in hybrid car using a Ford Think and a Stirling engine. DEKA has shown off its new electric car, the DEKA Revolt, a two-seat hatchback that can achieve a range of about 60 miles (97 km) on a single charge of its lithium battery. The Stirling engine is used for cabin heat, windshield defrosting and battery recharging.
Stirling engines can use any fuel and are affordable for the average consumer.
Kamen's team has also folded it into a hybridized Th!nk City as the on-board generator for the electric drive system.
In 2009, development of the two-wheeled Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (PUMA) vehicle was announced in cooperation with General Motors.
From Wikipedia’s article on DEKA (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1982Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.dekaresearch.com1
- WikipediaDEKA (company)
- WikidataQ5204824
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataDEKA on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDEKA on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteDEKA logo
- 4WikipediaDEKA on Wikipedia (revision used)
- 5Wikimedia CommonsDEKA photo by Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0