SlashGear JapanEvery time I go to the mall, I get a chuckle out of the portly security guard that rides around on his Segway. I am pretty sure they based Paul Blart: Mall Cop on the guy. I will admit that the Segway is pretty cool, even if it is uber geeky.
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GoPet personal electric scooter is extra geeky
By Shane McGlaun on Wednesday, Aug 26th 2009 1 CommentSegway P.U.M.A. Project
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Apr 7th 2009 No CommentsSegway and GM have partnered to develop the P.U.M.A., a self-balancing individual vehicle in which the two riders have some degree of weather protection. The Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (P.U.M.A.) Project can travel up to 35mph, run 35 miles from one charge, and uses vehicle-to-vehicle communications to avoid collisions.
Cajun Crawler: Segway concept gets legs
By Chris Davies on Monday, Mar 16th 2009 2 CommentsWe saw a DIY Segway all the way back in August 2007, but it’s taken a little longer for wheels to evolve into legs. The Cajun Crawler was built by a team at the University of Louisiana, with the platform design of a Segway but moving on legs rather than a pair of self-balancing wheels.
Video demo after the cut
Segway inventor creates ‘Net Zero Energy’ LED island
By Chris Davies on Friday, Dec 5th 2008 2 CommentsSegway 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 systems, some of which he invented himself.
Self-Balancing DIY Robot: video demo
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 4th 2008 No CommentsTwo-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 self-balancing robot after the cut
VertiPod taking the Segway to the skies
By James Allan Brady on Wednesday, Nov 28th 2007 3 Comments
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 while going 40 seems like a painful possibility to me.
The steering is much the same as a Segway though, lean in whatever direction you want to go, and then its opposite to cease going that direction. The kits, which you have to put together yourself, come with your choice of petrol or ethanol engines.
GroundSurf, it’s a skateboard with Segway tech built in
By James Allan Brady on Wednesday, Nov 14th 2007 No CommentsSo 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 wheel. Kind of boring right? Wrong, wait till you hear what it can do with a mobile phone.
Segway PT i2 Ferrari Limited Edition – $12k for a fancy paint job
By Chris on Tuesday, Oct 23rd 2007 No CommentsWhen 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.
The DIY Segway – Lighter and cheaper than the real deal
By Chris on Tuesday, Aug 21st 2007 No CommentsI’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 might just be able to make one yourself.
Segway x2 Golf Edition
By Rue Liu on Thursday, Nov 9th 2006 No CommentsDespite 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 on their heavy-duty x2 platform. The x2 Golf is meant as a replacement for the golf cart, with its golf bag carrier attachment placed strategically so the device maintains balance on its low-pressure tires that wont tear up the turf. Pricing and availability have not yet been released.
Segway x2 – Golf Edition [Via: Ohgizmo]
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