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Toyota introduced Winglet, Segway competition

Toyota Motor on Friday showed off a new stand-up scooter that could one day be seen zipping alongside the Segway on the personal-transporter superhighway. The “Winglet” has a body the size of an A3 sheet of paper that houses an electric motor, two wheels, and internal sensors that constantly monitor the rider’s position and make adjustments in power to ensure stability. A parallel link mechanism lets riders go forward, backward, and turn by shifting body weight, making the Winglet potentially useful for maneuvering in tight spaces or crowded urban environments. Riders can cruise around at a leisurely 3.7 mph–not ideal for rushing to a meeting, but nice for scooting around a shopping mall, perhaps. (The Segway, by comparison, can hit 12.5 mph.)

The Winglet comes in small, medium, and large sizes ranging in height from 18 inches to 3 feet 8 inches, with handlebars that also rise to different levels. All three models are about 18 inches wide and 10 inches long. The smallest version weighs 22 pounds, and can be folded and tossed into a (big) bag for optimal shoulder dislocation. All versions of the device take an hour to charge. No word yet on when we might see commuters atop the contraptions. The company will start testing the vehicle this fall at a Japanese airport and a seaside resort. More testing is planned for 2009 at shopping complexes and other bustling locales.

Source: Cnet 

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    August 3rd, 2008 | 15:37

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    August 3rd, 2008 | 15:42

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  9. rrpostal
    August 3rd, 2008 | 17:47

    Who’s going to use those tiny one? Infants? Japanese? (sorry required RLSLOG nation-baiting) Or even the mid sized one? I’m missing something. The middle one doesn’t even look like the handle bars could possibly raise up.

  10. ndl
    August 3rd, 2008 | 17:57

    All these are going to be used by Americans so they can get more fatter :D :D :D NO disrespect, but that’s life :) Normal people wouldn’t use ‘em :> Have a nice day.

  11. Inhaler
    August 3rd, 2008 | 18:17

    So humans will evolve into sticks because they wont need feet or legs ever again.

  12. ndl
    August 3rd, 2008 | 18:28

    True…+1.

  13. Subzero
    August 3rd, 2008 | 18:47
  14. The space man
    August 3rd, 2008 | 19:30

    Way too much money to let the world know your g4y!

  15. snark
    August 3rd, 2008 | 19:51

    @10…I love when people attempt to make fun of others and in doing so make blatant grammatical mistakes. Thanks for the entertainment.

  16. Iron Mask
    August 3rd, 2008 | 20:55

    Wait ’til some thug gets one and starts snatching walkers in the city during lunch hour. That’s when she really gets messed up! LOL

  17. blc
    August 3rd, 2008 | 21:56

    segway is prettier

  18. j
    August 3rd, 2008 | 22:08

    not that i would ever get anything like this but if i did i would go with segway since they have the reputation, and apparently more balls, since this only goes 3 mph and segway 12

  19. hmmm
    August 3rd, 2008 | 22:16

    so this’ll be another reason to contribute to the fat people of the fat state?

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  21. FATMAN
    August 3rd, 2008 | 23:01

    Yeeeeeeeees, ive been waiting for this since i got so fat i couldn’t walk meself :D

  22. BiG-ArFI
    August 3rd, 2008 | 23:57

    my pinga is fat and it’s too heavy to get it on that hooptie. I like hoopties like that yo, yo i be like madd ghetto when i getz it, yo n i be like yo check yo self homie, imma run ya for your seg-wizzy and shnizzles like that, then imma use it, but first take the driver license off when i do my drive by’s with it so no one look at my license number thinga majig number. I be like, phone check, homie, phone check, plau plau plau!

  23. lol
    August 4th, 2008 | 19:37

    americns are not the only people who are fatt…now ..united kingdom is joining the club :)

    PS; got nothing against fat people, they’re cool :P:P go fat people

  24. ross kemp
    August 4th, 2008 | 21:02

    segways gotta be a invention from Satan himself!!!!!!!!

  25. ۞ Boyer ۞
    August 5th, 2008 | 01:17

    just another thing for people who are lazy!
    personally i enjoy going and walking everywhere including the mall! lets keep it that way

  26. daniel
    August 14th, 2008 | 03:23

    wow, sometimes technology makes me sad, because it is sad if anyone buys that.. and people will

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