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Photos: There's no business like RoboBusiness
Photo This is the Robotic Mobility Platform from Segway, best-known for its iconic two-wheeled Human Transporter. The Segway RMP, which uses the same components, features an electric motor that runs at two... [20 Apr 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.01.09
Round-Up The Segway Personal Transporter was finally unveiled to a breathless, anticipating world in December 2001 and greeted with.a smattering of polite applause. George W Bush fell off one, so did Piers Morgan, Apple... [16 Jan 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.09.08
Round-Up So much for the 'Segway'. Step forward one Lembit Opik, MP for Montgomeryshire, who has sworn to make the UK (or at least its cycle paths) safe for Segway owners. Opik, who can regularly be seen weaving... [12 Sep 2008]
Caption Competition: A neat Segway
Photo This competition has now closed. The winning caption by reader P Dragon was "Roll up! Roll up! Three balls for a quid. Knock 'em over and win a cuddly toy! Photo credit: Lib Dems [12 Sep 2008]
Inbox: Antique computing, Segway protest and ID cards
Comment And there were plenty of comments flowing in concerning the story of the Segway-wielding MP. MP risks arrest for Segway use MP Lembit Opik braved arrest on Tuesday as he teetered along on a... [11 Sep 2008]
MP risks arrest for Segway use
News MP Lembit Opik braved arrest on Tuesday as he teetered along on a Segway at a cool 12mph outside the Houses of Parliament. Opik, who can regularly be seen weaving along the country lanes on his Segway... [09 Sep 2008]
Photos: Say hello to Intel's little helpers
Photo Eventually, the designers plan to attach the arm to a Segway, making it mobile. This robotic arm and hand developed by researchers at Intel's personal robotic lab in Pittsburgh demonstrates the latest in motion planning... [18 Jun 2008]
Qwerty vs touch, WFH, iPhone 2.0, Segway madness
News Calls to lift UK Segway ban This month the BlackBerry vs iPhone war reached near boiling point as RIM's co-CEO dismissed suggestions its Bold new smart phone (see photos here) is a response to competition from Apple. [30 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.05.08
Round-Up The bad news is that so far the Segway has failed to cause cities to reconstruct themselves spontaneously around a brave new urban transport infrastructure (although they are probably easier to handle than one of these) [23 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tech skills slump, gov't snooping, Segway safety
Comment Also, the government's latest surveillance plans have had readers up in arms… and finally the recent calls by Lords to lift the Segway ban in Britain has divided readers… Calls to lift UK Segway ban... [22 May 2008]
Calls to lift UK Segway ban
News The Segway devices are allowed in many US states but are currently banned on UK roads because of safety fears. But peers in the House of Lords called on the government to review its Segway ban, arguing... [20 May 2008]
Caption Competition: Segway madness
Photo The winning entry, from reader Richard Phelps, was: "Introducing the new Segway Polo - it'll save you a fortune in sugar lumps . This competition is now closed. Photo credit: Daniel Terdiman/Cnet Networks [07 Sep 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.08.07
Round-Up Hang on, check out this YouTube clip of George W Bush falling off a Segway. As if we didn't already know, email is a double-edged sword of productivity. On the one hand it allows us to keep in touch with friends and... [17 Aug 2007]
Caption Competition: We're on the road to... somewhere
Photo This competition is now closed. The winning entry, from reader Christian Sharp, was: "My transformer is cooler than yours" Photo credit: Spinning Blue [10 Aug 2007]
Unwired: The office of the future
Comment I commuted on my Segway, stopping in at my local coffee shop for a caffeine fix, where I donned my virtual reality headset for a quick chat with my key clients before the day started. Which technologies and working... [15 Nov 2006]
