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I saw a genuinely brilliant use of a Segway (or similar): I saw a person with one leg using a Segway. Presumably to make this less tiring, somebody had mounted
by mauvehaus 6y ago
I saw a genuinely brilliant use of a Segway (or similar):
I saw a person with one leg using a Segway. Presumably to make this less tiring, somebody had mounted a post to the place where the feet normally go, and then mounted a bicycle saddle that slides back and forth. I didn't get a close look, and I might have some of the details wrong, but I think this covers the gist of it.
For a person with a mobility impairment that limits the speed or distance they can walk, I can see it being absolutely transformative.
For the rest of us, Raymond Chen overheard a colleague who worded it better than I could hope to:
"I was floored by the engineering achievement of creating a device that combined the speed benefits of walking with the exercise benefits of driving, and for just the cost of a used Honda!"
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20110520-01/?p=10603 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20110520-01/?p=10...
- emmelaich 6y agoLikewise I hope they (or someone) keeps making segway style wheelchairs. They make it possible to navigate stairsn and include a lift to let wheelchair-bound people to access high cupboards.