Introducing the Segway

The Segway PT is a two-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicle invented by renowned inventor Dean Kamen. He founded the new company with the vision to develop highly-efficient, zero-emission transportation solutions using “dynamic stabilization” technology.
The company’s research and development was focused on creating devices that took up a minimal amount of space, were extremely maneuverable and could operate on pedestrian sidewalks and pathways.



Segway's two Personal Transporter (PT) systems called the i2 and x2 are designed for indoor and outdoor use. The PT x2 is optimized for outdoor use only, supporting larger and wider tires, knobby treads and wider stance. Both models are capable of cruising speed of 12.5 mph, running on Lithium-Ion batteries. The PT i2 can go for 16-24 miles on a full charge, while the x2 gets around 12 miles.

The name "Segway" is a homophone of "segue" (a smooth transition, literally Italian and Portuguese for "follows"). PT is an initialism for personal transporter while the old suffix HT was an initialism for human transporter.

For more information, please go to Segway.com