Topic: GINGER - on December 3, 2003 at 10:49:48 PM CET
Will Segways become battlefield bots?
It's called the Segway Human Transporter, but the Pentagon is drafting the two-wheeled scooter as part of a plan to develop battlefield robots that think on their own and communicate with troops.
The program is still in the research phase, so the self-balancing scooters aren't expected to report to boot camp anytime soon.
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Topic: GINGER - on November 30, 2003 at 2:53:36 PM CET
Comin' In on a Wheel and a Prayer
Bombardier, maker of planes, trains and water mobiles, forged a new way to battle wet and heavy terrain when it introduced the first snowmobile in 1942. Sixty-one years later, the transport manufacturer is again out to re-invent personal travel, this time on dry ground and congested city streets -- and on one wheel.
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Topic: GINGER - on November 27, 2003 at 2:44:48 PM CET
Segway-Roller sorgt für Ungemach
Nach einem Bericht des Fernsehsenders ABC hat sich in San Francisco der erste Zusammenstoss mit einem Segway-Roller ereignet, bei dem ein Mensch verletzt wurde. Ein dreijähriges Mädchen soll nach Angaben des Senders angefahren worden sein. Damit erhält die Debatte neuen Anschwung, ob die Hightech-Roller nicht doch von den Bürgersteigen San Franciscos verbannt werden sollten.
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Topic: GINGER - on October 18, 2003 at 12:08:14 PM CEST
Segway P-series arrives
The "P-series" Segway HT is out. This is the more consumer-oriented edition of the Segway that we reported on a few weeks ago. This one is slower, smaller, more compact, and less expensive than the previous versions, which were intended more for use by businesses and police and postal workers.
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Topic: GINGER - on September 29, 2003 at 6:37:28 PM CEST
Building a Balancing Scooter
Balancing lateral scooters, like the Segway™ are often thought to be technological miracles, but it is not actually very hard to build a balancing scooter. I built the one described here for my own amusement, and to help me understand the control theory behind it.
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Topic: GINGER - on September 28, 2003 at 11:00:44 PM CEST
Segway Rückrufaktion
Dem amerikanischen Motorroller-Hersteller "Segway" ist eine Peinlichkeit unterlaufen: Ihre als "Super-Roller" gepriesenen Fahrzeuge verfügen über einen Softwarefehler. Die Firma musste ihre in den USA verkaufte elektronische Spielerei wieder zurückziehen.
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Topic: GINGER - on September 28, 2003 at 10:03:44 PM CEST
Präsident Bush trickst Segway aus
US-Präsident George Bush und sein 79-jähriger Vater glitten am 12.6.2003 mit dem "Superroller" Segway über das Gelände des Familiensitzes Kennebunkport in Maine.
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Topic: - on March 3, 2003 at 3:55:38 PM CET
Segway creator unveils hope for millions Portable water purifier premieres at tech conference
Dean Kamen, creator of the high-tech scooter that was banned in San Francisco, introduced his latest creation Thursday -- a portable water purifier that he hopes will save millions of people around the world who suffer from shortages of fresh water.
For the first time publicly, Kamen demonstrated a prototype of the 100- pound device to a standing ovation at the annual Technology, Entertainment, Design conference in Monterey.
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Topic: - on February 5, 2003 at 12:00:01 PM CET
100 miles on a segway
as of 1/30/03 i've had the segway ht for 60 days and use it each day to get to / from work and home, but i started to keep careful logs when i got back from a few business trips. i'm currently using a magellan gps for very accurate logs, pictures coming soon.
recently, i hit 100 miles, it took about 14 days of commuting to hit that, i didn't count other trips or previous commute trips so i could keep careful logs.
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Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 6:09:07 AM CET
Celebration Community Is Nation's First To Test Segways
The city of Celebration has been chosen as the nation's first community to officially test the Segway Human Transporter, according to Local 6 News. For the next year, residents in Celebration will be monitored to determine how well the high-tech device fits into the community.
However, Celebration is the first community to officially test the device.
Several people can already be seen riding Segways in the streets of Celebration.
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Topic: - on January 18, 2003 at 6:11:02 PM CET
Is Segway going anywhere?
Kamen’s trouble finding a market is a reminder that a novel idea isn’t necessarily a hot one. Dean Kamen has some awfully impressive accomplishments under his belt. The self-taught inventor has made millions on such breakthrough devices as a stent to keep arteries clear and a portable dialysis machine for kidney patients. So will he notch up another win with his latest project, the much-hyped Segway Human Transporter?
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Topic: - on January 13, 2003 at 12:04:35 PM CET
Segway hits unexpected bumps
The two-wheeled battery-powered scooter known as the Segway all but hypnotized the media and public when it was unveiled a year ago. But the fascination appears to be wearing thin in Northern California. After San Francisco decided to ban the Segway from its sidewalks late last year, a number of other Bay Area cities — from Oakland to Santa Cruz — are considering the same move.
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