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Man Uses Wii Balance Board to Move A Robot, Plans to Move People Too
Juan González has hacked together a simple setup that lets his Wii Balance board move a small, irritating robot in any direction. This looks like the first robotic pairing for the board, which has to date has only been interfaced with computers as a control device to awkwardly navigate games and mapping applications. It's pretty clear that González is excited about this hack (watch the end of the video), but he isn't done yet- next up is is a Balance Board-based "robo-surfboard." More »
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Yamaha Branded Deus Ex Machina Motorcycle Exoskeleton: A Segway On Steroids
Art Center Pasadena student Jake Loniak has taken everything that is cool about exoskeletons and motorcycles and crammed it into this Yamaha-branded Deus Ex Machina concept motorcycle. The vehicle is powered by ultra-capacitors and doped nano-phoshpate batteries (similar to the ones currently used in hybrid cars) and it is controlled using 36 pneumatic muscles with two linear actuators set along a spine consisting of seven artificial vertebrae. Even the helmet is pneumatically attached.
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I actually want this Segway, it's like a mini-tank version for cyber-gladiators to parade out to the arena on, with knobby knuckle wheels that look like they're ripped off the Iron Monger. The RMP's guts are basically the original Segway's on steroids, jacked up to haul 400 lbs of fat cop. The bizarre wheels allow it to smoothly move in any direction, which actually looks kind of freaky in motion. Check out the video of its oddly seductive shimmying after the jump, since you can't afford it: It "might" run $50,000.
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Segway RMP Is Badass, War Machine-Worthy
I actually want this Segway, it's like a mini-tank version for cyber-gladiators to parade out to the arena on, with knobby knuckle wheels that look like they're ripped off the Iron Monger. The RMP's guts are basically the original Segway's on steroids, jacked up to haul 400 lbs of fat cop. The bizarre wheels allow it to smoothly move in any direction, which actually looks kind of freaky in motion. Check out the video of its oddly seductive shimmying after the jump, since you can't afford it: It "might" run $50,000.
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How To: Woz's Segway Polo Tutorial
Segways and Polo. Those two cups of tea are not really my bag, or whatever. But Woz's videos on how to play Segway Polo are an interesting look at the rule book. You can't ram or shove others, or run your Segway into the goal like those cheating bastards in Super Mario Strikers. (You know who you are.) More »
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Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Makes Cameo at CES
So we're hanging in the robotics area of the Sands Convention Hall, about to talk to WowWee, when our contact says, "Can you excuse me for a second? Dean Kamen is here...it's the opportunity of a lifetime." He runs off giddy. You know Dean Kamen as the inventor of the Segway (as well bigger milestones like the first insulin pump and currently, a robotic arm.)
We followed and saw all the robotics companies eagerly waiting in line for photos while Kamen was just trying to make his way across the floor. He was pleasant and polite, making time for all the fanboys.
12:32 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
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Woz Wants YOU to Play Segway Polo
We tuned in for Woz's grand Segway polo match today. Aside from the simultaneously eerie and warm feeling we got from Steve Wozniak's shirt bearing a striking resemblance to our old high school's band booster wear, we weren't able to enjoy much of the very short broadcast of the match. In fact, we have no idea who won, cried, made out with Kathy Griffen or anything. More »
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Woz's Online Segway Polo Match to Rival Super Bowl's Hype, Viewership
Get ready for an event of epically nerdy proportions. It's a Segway polo match… being broadcast live on the internet… featuring Woz. The only way this thing could get more nerdy would be if they took a Dungeons and Dragons break at halftime. Oh, and if instead of drinking Gatorade were breastfed by their mothers. Mark your calendars and place your bets! The sporting event of the century goes down on Sunday, December 16 at 1 p.m. EST! [The Digital Lifestyle]
11:46 AM on Thu Dec 13 2007
By Adam Frucci
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flying contraptions
If you didn't get enough of the Vertipod from last month, another Segway-like flying vehicle called PAM has shown up on the radar —literally. Like the Vertipod, a simple shifting of the weight points the PAM in the appropriate direction. So, in theory, it should be simple to operate (so why do you need a pilot's license?). More info after the jump.
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PAM Lifting Vehicle: Yet Another Segway-like Flying Deathtrap
If you didn't get enough of the Vertipod from last month, another Segway-like flying vehicle called PAM has shown up on the radar —literally. Like the Vertipod, a simple shifting of the weight points the PAM in the appropriate direction. So, in theory, it should be simple to operate (so why do you need a pilot's license?). More info after the jump.
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'Segway of the Sky' Tops My Christmas Wish List
Yes, the Segway is lame. But then, the Segway can't fly. If it could, I wouldn't judge its owners so harshly. Say hello to the VertiPod, which is basically just that. You stand on it and steer it around, and by leaning in one direction or another it'll point you in that direction. It all sounds terribly dangerous, and I want one. More »
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Segway Mods Taking Over the Dweeb World
We had no idea Segways were being modded even more than PCs. Of course, you can put crazy, gigantic wheels on the thing, but you can also add all kinds of containers to carry stuff, pull a trailer with it, gold plate it, turn it into a rickshaw, and of course, it wouldn't be an American invention without plenty of room for advertising. Take a look at Segway Junkyard for even more outrageousness. [Segway Junkyard]
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We all know that Segways are far from cool, but skateboards generally do meet the requirements for things that we'd be seen on in public. What happens if you combine the two? You get the iSlide concept, a weird-looking skateboard loaded up with fuel cells and the balancing mechanism of a Segway. You'll need at least some balance to ride it, but it does sound like fun. I'm still not sold on how cool it'll make you look, but as long as photos of Woz playing polo on it don't come out, it should stay at least a few steps above the original Segway if it ever officially comes out. [GizMag via Boing Boing Gadgets]
iSlide is a Segway/Skateboard Combo Concept
We all know that Segways are far from cool, but skateboards generally do meet the requirements for things that we'd be seen on in public. What happens if you combine the two? You get the iSlide concept, a weird-looking skateboard loaded up with fuel cells and the balancing mechanism of a Segway. You'll need at least some balance to ride it, but it does sound like fun. I'm still not sold on how cool it'll make you look, but as long as photos of Woz playing polo on it don't come out, it should stay at least a few steps above the original Segway if it ever officially comes out. [GizMag via Boing Boing Gadgets]
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This is what you get when a bunch of students - some of them high schoolers —four of them from MIT—get together and make their own version of the Segway. It may look like one of those golf caddies on wheels but it works and it's cheap: check the video comparing the original Segway with its sub-$1,000 imitator.
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DIY Segway Looks Like Modded Golf Caddy
This is what you get when a bunch of students - some of them high schoolers —four of them from MIT—get together and make their own version of the Segway. It may look like one of those golf caddies on wheels but it works and it's cheap: check the video comparing the original Segway with its sub-$1,000 imitator.
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Tango Motorcycle is Like a Segway, But Less Pathetic
Sure, the Segway turned out to be a gigantic joke of a failure, but that doesn't mean the technology from the dork transporter is useless. Some clever high school kids from Canada have designed a really unique motorcycle-type vehicle called the Tango that uses the same balance-based tech for control. More »
look ma, no hands
What if a Segway didn't require you to a hold onto its stalk and look like a dork? That's the idea of the Handsfree Transporter, a Segway clone invented by Ulrich Kahlert that's so close to its original, the two may end up in a courtroom. Meanwhile, this transporter leaves the hands free to do lots of creative things.
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Handsfree Transporter Pwns Segway, Looks Less Geeky
What if a Segway didn't require you to a hold onto its stalk and look like a dork? That's the idea of the Handsfree Transporter, a Segway clone invented by Ulrich Kahlert that's so close to its original, the two may end up in a courtroom. Meanwhile, this transporter leaves the hands free to do lots of creative things.
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Street Smart Police Unit Segway
The Street Smart Police Unit is a third-party repackaged Segway for law enforcement, adding features like saddle bags and lights to the otherwise drab/yuppie/begging for a wedgie mobility devices. Sure, these simple touches might not sound like much, but according to the press release, the Street Smart Police Unit is "taking back the streets." More »
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Easy Glider is Born to be Mild
This is the Easy Glider, a mean (13mph, tops) machine that has just won this year's ispo BrandNew Awards. A 360-watt electric motor with a couple of wheels attached, the chariot can take you everywhere silently— that is, if you don't order the optional MP3 player—at a top speed of 13 mph. More »
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HUBO, the First Robot to "Ride" a Segway
Folks, we have moved one step closer to robot dominance. Before they couldn't get around very quickly or efficiently; just look at Asimo. But now we've made them mobile. More »
