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Man On Man Gold-Rimmed Segway Love At CES

3:45PM January 11, 2012 | Mat Honan

How would you roll if you were a big baller CEO of one of the world’s largest electronics companies? If you’re Monster Cable CEO Noel Lee, on a tricked out gold-rimmed Segway of course. Oh, and look, a Segway-strapped admirer! More »


Cars

Honda’s Self-Balancing Unicycle: A Segway For Sitters

2:40AM December 14, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Comfort and safety are the top features when it comes to buying a new car, so in an attempt to make its U3-X personal mobility device more consumer-friendly, Honda has improved both those aspects in its new Uni-Cub concept. More »


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iFling Robot Is The Future Of Grenade Warfare

9:00AM November 13, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Finding yet another more useful application for the Segway’s balancing technology, the iFling robot is able to pick up ping pong balls and fling them at targets, all while effortlessly balancing on two wheels. More »


Cars

Ryno Bike: Half Segway, Half Unicycle

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10:00AM September 13, 2011 | Alex Kidman

I still can’t quite decide whether this single wheeled electric Ryno bike is cool, or stupidly dangerous. Then again, I can’t ride a unicycle, so what hope would I have on what amounts to an electric unicycle? More »


Science

Will.i.am Hosts Dean Kamen’s Robotics Championship

8:40PM August 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

As the story goes, the Black Eyed Peas’ frontman Will.i.am was just cruising on his Segway, thinking about technology and stuff — when he decided to call up Dean Kamen and got hoodwinked into hosting the FIRST Robotics Championship. More »


News

Segway Company Owner Died Because Of His Politeness

1:30AM July 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

The coroner working on the case of Jimi Heselden’s death last year has ruled it was an accident, seemingly due to allowing a dog-walker to pass him on the narrow cliff-path, making him reverse and fall 13m. [BBC]


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US Marines Use Aussie Segway Robots As Taliban Targets

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11:45AM July 6, 2011 | Danny Allen

Look out, it’s a remote-controlled Segway with a machine gun – shoot it! Australian-based Marathon Robotics recently sold eight of the robot practice targets to the US Marines for a cool $US2 million. Check out this video of them in action: More »


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Fun Friday Video: Segway Vs. Carwash

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9:45AM July 1, 2011 | Danny Allen

Guy rides Segway into carwash. Segway fares far better than guy’s bald head. Painful! Yay Fridays. More »


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I’d Totally Have A Segway-Joust With Friends If I Won The Lottery

9:20PM April 6, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Sure, it’s an ad – an ad for Washington’s Lottery – but who wouldn’t want to joust with a friend on a pair of Segways? Or play polo? Just let me know when you win the lottery, and I’ll be there to help you spend it. More »


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Here’s A Better Looking, Less Awkward Segway

7:00AM February 21, 2011 | Casey Chan

Segways are nerdy and awkward, there’s no way around it. This solowheel, a “self balancing electric unicycle” is just as nerdy as a Segway but slightly less awkward. More »