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  2. Segway - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Segway Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Segway Inc. is a Chinese owned, formerly American manufacturer of two-wheeled personal transporters, chiefly through its Segway PT and Segway miniPro product lines. Founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1999, the company's name is a homophone of the word " segue ".

  4. Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility - Wikipedia

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    The first public prototype was demonstrated in April 2009, being formally announced by Segway and General Motors in advance of its display at the New York International Auto Show. Norrod stated that using a " Neighborhood Electric Vehicle " size of lithium-ion battery would give the PUMA a range of 35 miles (56 km), and could be recharged in ...

  5. Jimi Heselden - Wikipedia

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    James William "Jimi" Heselden OBE (27 March 1948 – 26 September 2010) was an English entrepreneur. [1] [2] A former coal miner, he became wealthy by manufacturing the Hesco bastion barrier system.

  6. Personal transporter - Wikipedia

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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).

  7. Dean Kamen - Wikipedia

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    He is the main subject of Code Name Ginger: the Story Behind Segway and Dean Kamen's Quest to Invent a New World, a nonfiction narrative book by journalist Steve Kemper published by Harvard Business School Press in 2003 (released in paperback as Reinventing the Wheel). [11] His company, DEKA, annually creates intricate mechanical presents for him.

  8. List of Roblox games - Wikipedia

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    Welcome to Bloxburg is a life-simulation and role-playing game created in 2014. [108] Based on The Sims, it was noted that it costed 25 Robux to access the game, before becoming free-to-play on June 15, 2024. [‡ 13] [109] It was acquired by Embracer Group in 2023 under Coffee Stain Gothenburg, [b] a subsidiary of Coffee Stain created for ...

  9. Self-balancing scooter - Wikipedia

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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 ...