: The Japanese Segway PMP-2

Posted on Mon Dec 05, 06:49 by
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...technology to balance without even handlebars, and they couldn't make the remote wireless? Lame!

Posted on Mon Dec 05, 07:59 by
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He looks really happy with it!

Posted on Mon Dec 05, 08:32 by
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The button isn't for speed and stopping.

It's for turning.

Speed and stopping are based on balance. On two non-tandem wheels, speed and balance are two facets of the same function. You can't split speed to a different controller and maintain balance with a human figure.

Posted on Mon Dec 05, 09:24 by
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Sorry, guys, that button is an emergency off (EMO) switch, very commonly used on dangerous machinery.

Posted on Wed Dec 07, 03:01 by Cyclotron_burst
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I dont think they could pay me enough to ride on one of those things. I would be afraid that someone would jump out in front of me and I would go flying off and land on something uncomfortable

Posted on Thu Dec 08, 01:46 by Daimaou
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Posted on Fri Dec 09, 03:50 by Cyclotron_burst
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lol.....Adventure, Excitement.... Jedi Crave not these things

Posted on Tue Aug 14, 09:53 by Eric, professeur, Japon
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hey...
I live in tokyo and I think I can understand the mentality behind this unit...here's my guess.
Everyone has commented on "flying off" ...here in tokyo you probably wouldn't be driving as fast as you could in the west, streets are very crowded with people all the time. Imagine trying to get around the street like it were new year's count down in NYC. The handle bars will get in the way.
Further more we have a great train system here, and trying to take a larger segway on the train would be a pain, up and down stairs, etc. If this thing is not too heavy it would be much easier to pick up, train, and get out and take off again.

I've never seen a segway on the streets of tokyo..trains run everywhere, or people bicycle.

Posted on Wed Aug 06, 04:17 by MarcT
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Segways aren't legal in Japan - see wiki article.

Posted on Sat Jan 17, 06:21 by EEE, étudiant, IT Manager, CEO, Bounty Hunter..., France
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the remote is actually a kill switch. He holds it in his and in case the device decides to go crazy and mown down the crowd

Posted on Tue Feb 10, 09:55 by WaterPurifierTips, lover, USA
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looks doable but definitely not as refined as the ones we see now. Perhaps no handle bar is a good thing in design, since it's more portable...but i'm not sure how good this unit is with the balance and all...could be so hard to use that you might as well just walk! lol

Posted on Sun Nov 08, 01:30 by Peopleunit, NONE, USA
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...sorry, I hate standing up.

...sorry, no hitch-hikers.

...sorry, this building is not ADA compliant.

...sorry, Murphy's Law is snickering.

...sorry, that German Shepard chasing you thinks you're dog food.

...sorry, my grandma can probably out run you.

...sorry, its raining.

...and snowing.

...sorry, no cup-holder.