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A self-balancing scooter (also hoverboard, self-balancing board, segway, [1] swegway or electric scooter board) is a self-balancing personal transporter consisting of two motorized wheels connected to a pair of articulated pads on which the rider places their feet. The rider controls the speed by leaning forward or backward, and direction of ...
The self-balancing scooter is a category of personal transporter which includes all self-balancing powered portable devices with two parallel wheels that includes the Segway PT, the Segway miniPRO and the self-balancing hoverboard.
Self-balancing unicycles at 'Paris sans Voiture' (Paris without cars) in 2015 . A personal transporter (also powered transporter, [1] electric rideable, personal light electric vehicle, personal mobility device, etc.) is any of a class of compact, mostly recent (21st century), motorised micromobility vehicle for transporting an individual at speeds that do not normally exceed 25 km/h (16 mph).
Segway i2 SE (professional self-balancing scooter for use in warehouses and other locations) [30] Segway x2 SE (ruggedised self-balancing scooter for use on most challenging terrain) [31] Segway Robot (autonomous robot based on the Segway miniPro) [32] Consumer. Ninebot by Segway E+ (self-balancing scooter for general use) [33]
In March 2010, he filed a provisional patent for Solowheel, a self-balancing electric unicycle, [19] using a gyroscopic sensors to balance the unit in the direction of travel. The Solowheel won numerous awards including 2011 ISPO Bike BrandNew finalist in Munich, Germany and 2012 INPEX Invention Trade Show first runner-up in Pittsburgh ...
Segway Inc. was founded in July 1999 to develop non-medical applications for the self-balancing technology, and the Segway PT, a two-wheeled personal transporter, was launched in December 2001, [6] with first deliveries to customers in early 2002.
Inmotion SCV vehicles apply dynamic self-balancing technology and FOC technology with the assistance of gyroscopes and accelerometers to sense the rider's body movements while riding, and uses servo control systems to precisely drive the motor(s) to keep it always balanced. To turn, the rider presses the handlebar to the left or the right or ...
Gyrocars, a self-balancing car on two wheels; Dicycles include: Self-balancing scooters, also known as hoverboards; Segway PTs, a brand of self-balancing personal transporters; Horse-drawn cart. Two-wheelers intended to be used with additional support, which is also the source of motive power, include: Carts, horse-drawn (or other animal-drawn ...