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A self-balancing scooter (also hoverboard, self-balancing board, segway, [ 1] swegway or electric scooter board) is a self-balancing personal transporter consisting of two motorized wheels connected to a pair of articulated pads on which the rider places their feet. The rider controls the speed by leaning forward or backward, and direction of ...
Thorp Arch, England. Occupation. Entrepreneur. Years active. c. 1985–2010. Known for. Chairman of Hesco Bastion Ltd. James William " Jimi " Heselden OBE (27 March 1948 – 26 September 2010) was an English entrepreneur. [ 1][ 2] A former coal miner, he became wealthy by manufacturing the Hesco bastion barrier system. In 2009, he bought Segway ...
Dean Lawrence Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for his invention of the Segway and iBOT, [ 2] as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers. [ 3][ 4] Kamen holds over 1,000 patents. [ 5]
Segway Inc. is a Chinese owned, formerly American manufacturer of two-wheeled personal transporters, chiefly through its Segway PT and Segway miniPro product lines. Founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1999, the company's name is a homophone of the word " segue ".
It was brought to market in 2001 as the Segway HT, and then subsequently as the Segway PT. HT is an initialism for "human transporter" and PT for "personal transporter." Ninebot, a Beijing -based transportation robotics startup rival, acquired Segway Inc. in April 2015, broadening the company to include other transportation devices.
The Vive 4 Wheel Mobility Scooter is an Amazon bestseller that's compact thanks to its 38x19.5x33 inch frame. This scooter supports up to 265 pounds with four grippy tires to help you navigate a ...
The first personal transporter was the Autoped, a stand-up scooter with a gasoline engine made from 1915 to 1922. Engine-powered scooters and skateboards reappeared in the 1970s and the 1980s. Twike and Sinclair C5 were 1980s enclosed hybrid velomobiles that also used pedal power. With the rapid improvements in lithium batteries in the late ...
Regulators found weaknesses in "living wills" submitted by four of the country’s largest banks detailing how the lenders would wind themselves down if something catastrophic were to happen.