LanghamP Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 This doesn't seem quite right in regards to its 24 mph top speed, but then again Segway is releasing a rather track worthy electric motorcycle. https://www.slashgear.com/segway-reveals-weird-s-pod-balancing-chair-and-air-t15-e-scooter-03605155/ Rather than forcing the rider to stand up at the handlebars, the S-Pod gives them a proper seat. It’s a little like a wheelchair in that way, and indeed there’s a joystick controller to navigate the S-Pod rather than Segway’s traditional method of recognizing where the rider is leaning. The reassurance is that not only does the chair have the company’s self-balancing tech, but some backup wheels too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Segway won’t, at least initially, be selling the S-Pod to individual riders. Instead it sees it as having potential in theme parks and malls: areas where... ...24mph is absolutely cool beans! To me the specs seem waaay off for a vehicle with two small parallel tires and restricted possibilities for counter-leaning in turns. Bah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aneta Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) How about this? Replace hoverboard with hoverwheel and enjoy a luxury ride! And... forget about overleans!!! Should be pretty cheap, since it's just a seat with two wheels, it's just an attachment to hoverwheel. But nothing prevents anyone from towing a nice massage chair: Edited January 4, 2020 by Aneta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 17 minutes ago, Aneta said: Replace hoverboard with hoverwheel and enjoy a luxury ride! And... forget about overleans!!! What a concept... Now you can travel at jogging speed more safely! Somehow I think the persons in the photos are not anywhere near the average customer weight demographic... Nah, I prefer a rear wheel drive. Even better, an all wheel drive! Even best, both! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daley1 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Saw a 90mph couch on youtube. Makes all those other things a bit insignificant.I wonder if the police would still let me ride it in the bike lane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker10 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Cool, but wow that S-pod is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erk1024 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 The Verge already crashed an S-Pod. https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/8/21056268/segway-s-pod-first-drive-hands-on-ces-2020 It has to move the chair forward or back in relation to the wheels in order to balance the rider, which makes sense. If the wheels get stuck on something, it's going to launch you out of the chair. This thing is for ... people who are too lazy to ride a Segway?! Standing too much effort?! LOL It's pretty cool for a wheelchair, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghamP Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Where have I seen a chair like that before? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanBatman Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Not as pretty But it’s been done... https://www.speedyfeet.co.uk/products/blumil-self-stabilising-wheel-chair 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erk1024 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Trevor Phillips said: But it’s been done... Done before by ... Segway / Ninebot? The title of that video is: Full on review of the Blumil Segway / Ninebot Electric Wheel Chair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR BRAD Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I thought the intent of this device was more of a mobility device for differently (dis)baled. I don’t know if I get it otherwise. I agree with @erk1024... maybe we have finally jumped the shark as a race. Humans in powered chairs. The height of laziness. On the other hand... maybe it would be a little fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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