The Segway PT was supposed to revolutionize travel. Disaster followed instead.
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Related:
“This Is Going to Change the World” (The Failure of the Segway)* (29 points, 2021, 9 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28342507
Segway ends production of its original scooter* (304 points, 2020, 382 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23621279
Self-Balancing Unicycle Only Half as Dorky as Segway (45 points, 2919m 24 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1798052
Segway boss Jimi Heselden dies in scooter cliff fall (130 points, 2010, 58 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1731380
The Trouble with the Segway (221 points, 2009, 165 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=730755
And thank you also for those related threads.
I remember the one and only time I rode a Segway. It was at the Tech Museum in San Jose around the time they were first introduced.
Waiting in line, I watched people being very cautious on it. When it was my turn, I went for the gusto and showed off with some fun maneuvers. Fortunately, no one was hurt!