Toshiba's FuelCell Seg Wannabe

[segwayowner]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/15/toshibas-fuel-cell-powered-segway-competitor-in-the-works/
http://news.3yen.com/2006-11-14/toshiba-invents-the-segway

Toshiba invents the Segway

Toshiba's new scooter - closeup view Japan’s Toshiba invents the Segway…10 years too late. I cannot find a corraborating news story yet, but here are the first pictures of Toshiba’s new scooter.
Toshiba's new scooter

From what I heard, this Segway-like personal commuter vehicle will be fuel cell powered and the LED lights on the front are for communicating with other Toshiba transporters to prevent collisions and auto-navigate. The Segway is illegal to use in Japan on public property so the Toshiba transporter’s anti-collision and auto-navigation features are needed for any hope for future government approval.

For “prior art” that’s more fun, check out mutantfrog.com’s Japan-first transporter…
mutantfrog's stone trike transporters Click for more info & pix.

UPDATE: Last year, the 3Yen also covered Toyota’s i-Swing which is a faux-Segway.
iSwing transporter
Posted by Taro in General, Business News, Electronics |

[bystander]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/15/toshibas-fuel-cell-powered-segway-competitor-in-the-works/
http://news.3yen.com/2006-11-14/toshiba-invents-the-segwayFYI, the items pictured on the links are 1/2 scale, not full sized models. Might this thread be better filed in the S & T forum?

Edit: Oh, I see it's already there:

http://forums.segwaychat.com/showthread.php?p=129923

[SEGsby]

They're fugly.

SEGsby

[GyroGo]

"human transporting giant" LOL