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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).
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. In June 2020, it was announced that it would no longer make the Segway PT.
Honda U3-X is a compact experimental device that fits comfortably between the rider's legs, to provide free movement in all directions just as in human walking - forward, backward, side-to-side, and diagonally. [6] It uses Honda Omni-Traction (HOT) drive system to permit it to move in any lateral direction. The system uses multiple small ...
A self-balancing scooter (hoverboard) 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.
Human-powered transport is the transport of person(s) and/or goods using human muscle power.Unlike animal-powered transport, human-powered transport has existed since time immemorial in the form of walking, running and swimming, as well as small vehicles such as litters, rickshaws, wheelchairs and wheelbarrows.
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Micromobility devices include bicycles, velomobiles, e-bikes, electric scooters, electric skateboards, shared bicycle fleets, and electric pedal assisted bicycles. [1] [2] [3] Initial definitions set the primary condition for inclusion in the category of micromobility to be a gross vehicle weight of less than 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).
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