Mini Segway

Stusegway · 05-24-2006, 04:02 PM

Have any of you all seen this? It uses Segway Smart Motion to balance. Wouldn't it be neat to be gliding down the street with this guy following you? I think it must be from the partnership segway.inc made a while back

http://www.segway.com/aboutus/press_...r_100705a.html

gbrandwood · 05-24-2006, 05:04 PM

That looks cool! A mini electric pedestrian, you could say.

Sal · 05-24-2006, 05:06 PM

Is what it is called. Or... personality bot.

There are tons of articles on the web about it.

Apparently it's only the first of a series of robots that will use Smart Motion.

-Sal

Stusegway · 05-24-2006, 06:42 PM

The P-Bot looks very cool, and it would look so neat gliding with it, but I wonder how much money it would be, I mean, Segway parts aren't cheap. Also, more reaserch reveals that its real name is the P.E.A. Bot. Which stands for Personality Evolved Android. Hmm, I guess the screen it has is for a virtual face, or somthing like this.

bystander · 05-24-2006, 08:02 PM

Stusegway,

Here's an old thread, from back when the partnership was announced:

Segway Toy

There is some speculation there about prices and other implications.

There's another related thread from around the same time, but due to it's status of being a closed thread, it won't appear as a link here.

If you search for "WoWWee", then chose the "Just a Toy" thread, you can view it.

It's a thread with 95 replies and over 2500 views.

SegwayUtah · 05-24-2006, 09:52 PM

I'm guessing that it will run $299 or less, but that's just based on what I think I read in an article.

It doesn't need to worry about keeping a human safely upright, and it can pick itself up if it falls, so it can use very inexpensive balancing hardware.

Chris

ZoliHonig · 05-24-2006, 10:01 PM

That looks like a great step forward in their product line

Stusegway · 05-25-2006, 11:03 AM

I found a site that has lots more images of the P-Bot. Somthing interesting though is that it has no hands! I wonder if they will add those in the future?

citivolus · 05-25-2006, 12:11 PM

No hands?! How does it mix drinks?

Desert_Seg · 05-25-2006, 11:44 PM

It has hands, it's just a knuckle dragger (and no comments from the women!).

Steven

05-24-2006, 05:04 PM	#2
gbrandwood Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North west England, UK. Posts: 3,043	That looks cool! A mini electric pedestrian, you could say. __________________ Gareth Brandwood The comments posted are made by the fat figners of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the brain.

05-24-2006, 05:06 PM	#3
Sal Enjoys a well balanced glide Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,422	The P-Bot Is what it is called. Or... personality bot. There are tons of articles on the web about it. Apparently it's only the first of a series of robots that will use Smart Motion. -Sal __________________ If every value is negotiable upon circumstance, we have no true values. (Anon?)

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Stusegway New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10	More Images I found a site that has lots more images of the P-Bot. Somthing interesting though is that it has no hands! I wonder if they will add those in the future? __________________ To glide or not to glide, that is the question. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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citivolus Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: , RI, . Posts: 562	No hands?! How does it mix drinks? __________________ -- swiftly flying

05-24-2006, 08:02 PM	#5
bystander Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southern California, USA. Posts: 1,921	Stusegway, Here's an old thread, from back when the partnership was announced: Segway Toy There is some speculation there about prices and other implications. There's another related thread from around the same time, but due to it's status of being a closed thread, it won't appear as a link here. If you search for "WoWWee", then chose the "Just a Toy" thread, you can view it. It's a thread with 95 replies and over 2500 views.

05-24-2006, 09:52 PM	#6
SegwayUtah Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,644	I'm guessing that it will run $299 or less, but that's just based on what I think I read in an article. It doesn't need to worry about keeping a human safely upright, and it can pick itself up if it falls, so it can use very inexpensive balancing hardware. Chris

05-24-2006, 10:01 PM	#7
ZoliHonig Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NY, USA. Posts: 964	That looks like a great step forward in their product line

05-25-2006, 11:44 PM	#10
Desert_Seg Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Posts: 2,533	It has hands, it's just a knuckle dragger (and no comments from the women!). Steven

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