Tag Archive for 'segway'
Segway inventor Dean Kamen is turning his three-acre island home, the regrettably-named North Dumpling, into the first “net zero energy” island. With no mainland electricity connection, the entire island uses solar power; Kamen has brought in Philips Color Kinetics to replace all lighting with LEDs. Kamen has also fitted energy efficient appliances and water purification [...]
Two-wheels good, more-wheels bad. That’s the principle behind this self-balancing DIY robot, which uses similar principles to the Segway to scuttle about the room. The work of Italian programmer Nicola, the robot is based on an Arduino mainboard and gyros, together with a couple of motors capable of feeding back their position.
Video demos of the [...]
So this VertiPod thing works like a Segway, the only difference being that a Segway doesn’t generally hover 5-15 feet in the air or use fuel. You can even get going a zippy 40 miles per hour in this little thing, I don’t know about you, but having your VertiPod “trip” over something mid air [...]
So it has an electric motor on the front wheel that works like a Segway, lean forward, you go forward, lean back, you slow or stop. The rear truck also sounds pretty complicated with a 3D cinematic (does it have a camera?) rear truck.
Sensors on the board are what control the motor on the front [...]
When you think about a Segway, I’m sure that the term “speed demon” doesn’t exactly come to mind. Ferrari, now that’s a name that is synonymous with speed. Oddly enough, these two companies have teamed up to produce the Segway PT i2 Ferrari Limited Edition.
I’ve always been a little intrigued by the Segway. I’m fairly sure that even if I could afford one, I wouldn’t actually be caught dead riding one, let alone throwing down the cash required for one. If you don’t mind being seen on one and have some spare time and money on your hands, you [...]
Despite some malfunctions and recalls, the Segway is still moving along and has come back with a new version called the x2 Golf. What better crowd to target with its nice hefty price tag than those who spend their sunny days out on the green. They’ve had previous golf editions, but this one is built [...]
Over 23000 Segway has recalled in order to fix a software problem that caused the Segway to spontaneously go in reverse when user is trying to go forward. The fix can be easily applied at the dealership where you bought the Segway. So far it’s been reported that six people are injured because of the [...]
It’s official – Segway is introducing the street version known as the i2 and an all-terrain model, the x2. The x2 can travel across dirt, grass, gravel and sand. The price will range from $4,995 for the i2 and $5,495 for the x2. The maximum speed is 12.5 mph, and can go [...]
Engadget is reporting that multiple sources are claiming that Segway is expected to release a brand new version of the self-stabilizing human transporter tomorrow. This is one hell of rumor being that we just informed you of FCC’s blessing of the Segway i2 and x2 a few days back. According to one tipster, [...]
