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Dean Lawrence Kamen is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for his invention of the Segway and iBOT, as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers. Kamen holds over 1,000 patents.

Segway: the end of the road for the much-hyped two-Wheeler

Jun 24,2020 12:55 pm

Actor and comedian Kevin James promoting his Film Paul Blart : Mall Cop

Segway ends the production of the original two-wheeler, which was popular with City Tour guide and some of the police But not The Public .

Launched in 2001, the hyped and much-promised, self-balancing vehicle to revolutionize personal transportation.

The Segway, invented by US engineer Dean Kamen , debuted with much fanfare, But struggled to make a profit.

accidents will not help with the Segway's popularity, and The Company was purchased by

Manufactured in a factory in New Hampshire , in the United States, the production of the Segway Personal Transporter is at the end of 15. July.

the announcement of The News , Segway President Judy Cai, said: "Within the first ten years, the Segway PT was considered to be a staple in the security and law enforcement authorities, as an effective and efficient personal vehicle. "

But , in The Vehicle nearly two decades of history, it was also the subject of ridicule and high-profile collisions, as well as a tragic Death .

Then-US President George W. Bush falling off a Segway in 2003

In 2003, was depicted then-US President, at his parents summer residence in Kennebunkport, Maine.

The Incident was followed by Vice-President Dick Cheney to ride a Segway to his office when his Achilles tendon is playing up.

The Segway also served as a, quite literally, a comedy vehicle in 2009 , in the Hollywood Film Paul Blart : Mall Cop .

In The Film , actor and comedian Kevin James was a Security Guard who patrols played, a shopping mall on a Segway to much comic effect.

Sprinter Usain Bolt collided with a camera man on a Segway-2015

In the year 2015, as he celebrated his fourth successive world 200 meters title,

No serious damage was done, and the legendary sportsman, quickly got to his feet and continued his lap of honour.

In January of this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES exhibition in Las Vegas .

The S-Pod - self-balancing-electric-wheelchair - has been tested to be A Journalist at The Time . The driver accelerates The Vehicle from crashing into a wall.

The Segway was also in the middle of a tragic incident in which after a fall from a cliff in the UK, during the journey one of his firm's motorised scooters.

Jimi Heselden crashed into the River Wharfe while using his Segway on his estate in West Yorkshire , only 10 months after the purchase of The Company in the year 2009 .

heard that he died, by an "act of courtesy", as he tried to clear the way for a Dog Walker .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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