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GM & Segway - balancing 2 wheel thing
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GM & Segway - balancing 2 wheel thing
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GM & Segway - balancing 2 wheel thing
Neat machine. 
(hope it doesn't run windows software !)
Image a supermarket trolley built like that. Brilliant.
What about a fruit picker or a house painter or a...
It is hard to picture a safe pedestrian area application though.
But can someone explain to me the obsession with two wheels side by side ?
Segways are fun to ride I must say !
Software designers delight ? So where is the monocyle ?
I like the comment posted on the site. "Apply this balancing technology to a motorcycle." i.e. pendulum frame actively driven that can't fall over ! Already been done ? Oh well.
(hope it doesn't run windows software !)Image a supermarket trolley built like that. Brilliant.
What about a fruit picker or a house painter or a...
It is hard to picture a safe pedestrian area application though.
But can someone explain to me the obsession with two wheels side by side ?
Segways are fun to ride I must say !Software designers delight ? So where is the monocyle ?
I like the comment posted on the site. "Apply this balancing technology to a motorcycle." i.e. pendulum frame actively driven that can't fall over ! Already been done ? Oh well.
iMiEV MY12 110,230km in pure Electric and loving it !