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03/22/2004
- "Special
Announcement: SEG America Launches!"--SEG America--We promised
it at SegwayFesT! 2003. SegwayChat members united and formed local SEGs
(segway enthusiasts groups) across the nation, from San Francisco to Washington
DC.
Today, we
are pleased to announce the launch of SEG America. And to make things
even more exciting, SEG America is giving away a brand new Segway
HT i167 series! <Read on for more information>
03/12/2004
- "New
Site: Disabled Rights Advocates for Technology or DRAFT"--fredkap--The
 development
of new technologies has profound implications for people with disabilities.
It is creating products and environments offering them the opportunity
to more fully participate in our society and enhance the quality of their
lives...|Read
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03/05/2004
- "SegwayFest
2004 is  on!"--fathertime--
And now the announcement that we have all been waiting for! The location
of SegwayFest! 2004 will be at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort
and Spa in Beautiful Bonita Springs, Florida on October 8th,9th,and 10th"...|Read
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03/03/2004
- "Segway
Robot Invasion"--cosmo--"  Researchers
at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Computer Science Department
are implementing new sensors and computer control software to create an
autonomous Segway Human Transporter." Here is the
site with more info, there are some neat videos of what they are doing...|Read
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02/22/2004
- "SegwayChat's
2000th Member!"--ftropea--On May 24, 2003 SegwayChat welcomed
its 1,000th member. Just 9 months later, we're pleased to welcome the
2,000th! Thanks to all the members of this site for their great contributions...
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02/05/2004
- "Transcript
of chat with Doug Field"--blinky--Our first moderated chat
was with with Doug Field, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President
of Design & Engineering for Segway. You can now read the transcript of
this chat in its entirety... |Read
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Segways roll by the Seine
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April 12, 2004 - sfgate.com
-- If walking around the City of Light is too heavy a burden, there is
a high-tech option. City Segway Tours Paris leads guided tours using
Segway HTs, the motorized, upright "personal transportation devices" Full article
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Public has been slow to hop aboard device
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April 10, 2004 - baltimoresun.com
-- Segway says its human transporter will take you almost anywhere,
replacing a car for short hops and saving the environment to boot. But
the fortunes of the motorized scooter's parent company appear to be
headed in just one direction: south. Full article
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Man fined over sidewalk Segway-ing
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April 10, 2004 - mdn.mainichi.co.jp
-- A Tokyo company president has been fined 500,000 yen by the Tokyo
Summary Court for allowing a Segway transporter to be used on a road
without the proper specifications. The 42-year-old man, whose identity
has not been disclosed, was found guilty of breaking the Road Traffic
Law. Full article
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I'm ready for the new parking stand, please.
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I've been wondering why the parking stand is so flimsy? Someone said it was made to "break away" for safety.
The Segway is built so well but the parking device doesn't cut it.
In my Segway rental office, I display the equipment parked on 2x4s.
A couple of fellows from Germany were examining t...
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Safety shutdown during giant water battle...
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I experienced a safety shutdown when a youngster poured a bucket of water on me. Red screen , stick shake and beeping.
Luckily I just dried the keyport and started right up.
If you are ever involved in the worlds largest water battle I recommend covering the keyport with plastic.
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Dean Kamen Invites You to the FIRST Championship!
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Dear Segway Enthusiast:
I can’t believe we’re less than a week away from this year's FIRST
Robotics Competition Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. From
April 15 – 17, more than 300 teams will compete for the national title
and it would be great to see you – and your Segway HTs -- at
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one wheel Segway!
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If it can be done with two wheels then why not just one?
Remember the circus clown riding a unicycle. Can gyros
be used to balance this?
John
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Big Neelix update!
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Hey folks,
Been a while since I've posted anything major here on Segway Chat. School occasionally requires me to actually do
things, so I've been pretty busy. Lots of stuff to cover and I have so
much time and so little to say. Strike that- reverse it! =)
A couple of weeks ago I had a w...
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Segway Chat with John Morrell April 14
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Tomorrow evening's chat with John Morrell is about LLC's newest Segway
RMP (robotic mobility platform) which is ready to go on the market this
month. John Morrell is Segway's Chief Systems Engineer and should be a
fountain of information on Segway programming, Lithium-ion battery
evolution to this p...
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