Self-Balancing Electric Scooter (mini-segway)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4yiO1Cmv4

by mstank • 11 years ago

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mstank2• 11 years ago

I live on the Venice Beach boardwalk and have been increasingly seeing people zip around on these scooters. They seem to have fixed what was originally wrong with the Segway -- when presented with an obstacle, the Segway was too bulky to lift or maneuver around. They're also relatively inexpensive at about $300-$500 a pop.

Does HN think this is the transportation revolution the Segway tried to usher in?

stephengillie• 11 years ago

A Seattle group is selling a unicycle with the same idea. I'm not affiliated, I just see these around the city. http://solowheelseattle.com/

mstank2• 11 years ago

I'm completely unaffiliated as well. Just thought it was interesting because this mini-segway has been adopted by hip hop and urban culture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8STWRdtziY

https://twitter.com/Colts/status/627455094209048576

Self-Balancing Electric Scooter (mini-segway)

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