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Hacking the WiiMote to Make a Mini Segway on the Cheap

A young hacker has built a mini Arduino-controlled self-balancing robot that looks for all the world like a mini Segway. It's remote-controlled by a WiiMote, it's cheap, and the chap in question is just 17 years old. That all-robotic future gets nearer every day.READ»

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Honda Unveils Segway-Unicycle Mash Up With U3-X Personal Mobility Device

Walking-phobic commuters and the elderly have an uncomfortable new way to get around.READ»

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Orbis EV Challenges the Segway's Domination of the One-Wheeled EV Market

The Segway hasn't been the runaway hit that inventor Dean Kamen hoped--only 50,000 have been sold in seven years--but that doesn't mean there isn't room for a little healthy competition. The Orbis, a one-wheeled self-balancing urban ...READ»

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Electric Motorcycles Go Mainstream: Best Buy's Selling the Brammo

It's official: the Brammo Enertia, a much-hyped electric urban commuter bike, hit a Best Buy store yesterday in Portland, Oregon, and will expand to other locations nationwide soon. The $11,995 Enertia probably won't fly off the ...READ»

Dean Kamen's Newest Invention: A Stirling Hybrid Scooter

Dean Kamen's Segway has been a modest success, but it certainly hasn't become "to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy," as the inventor once predicted. Still, that hasn't stopped Kamen from continuing to ...READ»

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GM-Segway PUMA Live Demo [Photos]

Executives from GM and Segway took to the streets today to demonstrate their collaborative electric vehicle on Manhattan's blustery west side. Before an audience of camera shutters and television reporters, the two-seat ...READ»

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GM, Segway Team Up for Two-Wheeled PUMA Transporter

Segway is making its second attempt at a two-wheeled personal transport device--this time, with a little help from General Motors. The two companies will announce at 1 PM EST today that they are working on Project P.U.M.A ...READ»

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GM and Segway Collaborate on Networked "PUMA" Two-Seater

Every year, more people worldwide flock to cities, where congestion and pollution are quickly becoming intolerable. GM and Segway have teamed up to build what they believe is the solution: a two-seat, two-wheeled Segway with zero ...READ»