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What would the personal vehicle look like in the future? Nobody could give us an exact answer but we could get a preview with Sergio Luna’s ‘2028 One’ car. Coming from the Michelin Challenge Design 2010, ‘2028 One’ is a single-seater for inter-city transportation. Based on the Segway mechanism, the lightweight vehicle is compact enough for an easy driving. Though it adopts a joystick, the car could also be entirely controlled by a computer. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Is the Segway used during Olympic Games still in your mind? If so, the portable segway will also delight you. As an innovative alternative to cars and bicycles, it is a one-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicle that weighs only 25lbs while reaches an average speed of 22km/h. When not in use, it’s rather convenient to take inside your place in a compact size.

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The Segway is very popular an even has been used in Beijing Olympic Games. Toyota unveiled its own mini Segway—Winglet http://www.inewidea.com/2008/08/06/6527.html.Both Segway and Winglet are all driven by wheels, but the one called Cajun Crawler is actually a Segway driven by insect legs. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Segway has been very popular all over the world. But Japan’s moto giant Toyota expect to release a new similar product named Winglet to compete with Segway.

Although the top speed of winglet, which comes with three sizes, is only 3.7MPH (versus the Segway’s 12.5 MPH) it is enough for the indoor traffic and is expected to be very popular.

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The advantage of this wheelchair is that it could help the disable persons stand, with the help of electric drive motor with gyroscopic sensors, inspired by the Segway. [Read the rest of this entry...]