Segway
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This article is about the vehicle. For the company, see Segway Inc. For the word refering to a transition, see Segue.
A Segway is a two-wheeled, self-balancing personal transporter device invented by Dean Kamen. It is a registered trademark of Segway Inc. It was brought to market in 2001 as the Segway HT, and then subsequently as the Segway PT. HT is an initialism for "human transporter" and PT for "personal transporter."
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Type | Personal transporter |
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Inventor | Dean Kamen |
Inception | 2001 (2001) |
Manufacturer | Segway Inc. |
Models made | i2 SE, x SE, miniPro, robot |
Website | https://segway.com |
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Ninebot, a Beijing-based transportation robotics startup rival, acquired Segway Inc. in April 2015, broadening the company to include other transportation devices. In June 2020, it was announced that it would no longer make the Segway PT.[1][2]