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On the morning of 26 September 2010, Heselden was riding his Segway while walking his dog near Thorp Arch; when he reversed the Segway to allow a fellow dog walker to get past him, he fell from a nearby cliff into the River Wharfe. [8] [9] A "rugged country version" of a Segway was found in the water.
It was brought to market in 2001 as the Segway HT, and then subsequently as the Segway PT. HT is an initialism for "human transporter" and PT for "personal transporter." Ninebot, a Beijing -based transportation robotics startup rival, acquired Segway Inc. in April 2015, broadening the company to include other transportation devices.
The 62-year-old owner of Segway Inc. died after apparently riding a Segway Personal Transport System off a cliff in Thorp Arch, England. [77] [78] [79] The coroner came to the conclusion that Heselden had likely fallen from the cliff with the Segway after "getting into difficulty" reversing to allow a man walking his dog to pass him.
It could be a company's worst marketing nightmare: its owner dying while using its product. But for Segway, the death of owner Jimi Heselden, 62, may become a more dire issue. Heselden's death ...
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Dean Lawrence Kamen (/ ˈ k eɪ m ɪ n /; born April 5, 1951) is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman.He is known for his invention of the Segway and iBOT, [2] as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers.
The founder of the fashion empire Mango died on Saturday in a mountain accident, the company has said.. Isak Andic, 71, died after slipping from a 150-metre cliff while hiking with relatives in ...
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