The Segway™ Human Transporter is the first of its kind - a self-balancing, personal transportation device designed to go anywhere people do. Easy to use and operate, the two-wheeled Segway sports high-tech gyroscopes that automatically respond to your body's movements, "sensing" when it should speed up and slow down. You stand on a small platform between left and right wheels as you hold onto handlebars at a comfortable waist height. The Segway handles the balancing for you, so that you're always upright as you glide through any environment.

Operation is natural and intuitive. In addition to being fun to ride, the Segway HT is environmentally friendly with zero emissions and the ability to alleviate traffic and parking problems. The Segway HT does it all by harnessing some of the most advanced, thoroughly tested technology ever created.


How it works!

When inventor Dean Kamen unveiled the SegwayTM Human Transporter (HT) on ABC's Good Morning America, he described the machine as the world's first self-balancing human transporter. To move forward or backward on the Segway HT, the rider just leans slightly forward or backward. To turn left or right, the rider simply turns the steering grip left or right.

This balancing act is the most amazing feature of the Segway and the key to its operation. To understand how this system works, it helps to consider Kamen's model for the device - the human body. If you stand up and lean forward to the point at which you are out of balance, you probably won't fall. Your brain knows you are out of balance because fluid in your inner ear shifts, and it triggers you to put your leg forward and stop the fall. If you keep leaning forward, your brain will keep putting your legs forward to keep you upright. Instead of falling, you walk forward, one step at a time. The Segway HT acts in a similar fashion except with wheels instead of legs, a motor instead of muscles, microprocessors instead of a brain, and tilt sensors instead of an inner-ear balancing system. Like your brain, the Segway knows when you are leaning forward. To maintain balance, it turns the wheels

A Segway gives you the ability to move faster and carry more, so you can commute, shop, and run errands more efficiently while also adding a little fun to your day. It's compact, yet powerful and rechargeable from any wall outlet. The Segway HT will change the way you think about travel.

But the Segway HT isn't just about fun transportation. It also makes businesses more productive by allowing workers greater visibility, versatility, mobility and carrying capacity. It does it all by harnessing some of the most advanced, thoroughly tested technology ever created.

"My verdict is that the Segway HT is great fun to ride, is safe and stable, and is a truly impressive use of digital technology. It is easy to learn, and in many ways is just plain amazing."
- Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal

"Using a Segway is so intuitive that it feels as though the thing has somehow been plugged into your central nervous system."
-Fortune Magazine

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