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And if it’s so simple, why wasn’t this invented a long time ago?

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The technology was invented 30 years ago (at least). The first use that I am aware of was in Dean Kamen’s iBOT, a self balancing wheelchair. Take note that this precedes Apple’s use of the “i” in naming products by a good five years.

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