| Segway Scooter in Need of New Innovations | | | | and does not need any fuel. Just like back to the |
| Upgrading because for all the hoopla it lacks the latest | | | | future ehy? It physically works. I once met the guy |
| and greatest technological advances and it does not | | | | who built the first hydro cushioned car, looked like a |
| impress everyone. The Segway Team? Come on get | | | | little fying sauser, he use to drive it around in Los |
| with the latest technology will ya? Regarding this idea: | | | | Angeles on the 101 Freeway in the 1960s. He was |
| These guys are brilliant no doubt, but we could send | | | | paranoid because the establishment had come after |
| them back to the drawing board instantly for limiting | | | | him due to his mettling with big business and General |
| their ideas. Lets start with it's most basic component, | | | | Motors and the auto industry. I met him at Denny's in |
| namely "The wheel" is an ancient component and if | | | | Woodland Hills, CA in 1996. His technology is now |
| you want to build something revolutionary, build it | | | | moving 100,000 Lb. pallets with aircraft fuelalages on |
| without wheels and without touching the ground and | | | | them during the production cycle in Everette WA. He |
| without need for re-charging. It can be designed better. | | | | also designed the hydro cushioned bullet train which |
| Here is how. Take Bruce DePalma's perpetual motion | | | | was never built but was a project to travel people to |
| machine to make the energy, thus by adding such a | | | | Las vegas from Los Angeles on high speed rail, which |
| feature you would not need recharging and without | | | | would keep the trains from touching the ground. No |
| the wheels you could move more weight faster with | | | | friction means little lossed energy. |
| less energy. How you say? Well first off using | | | | Someone should challenge the Segway Team to |
| hydro-cushioned technology like is used on hover craft. | | | | further innovate and not cut the consumers short. The |
| And think you are only wishing to move a human body | | | | unit should continue the technological trend to be the |
| which we are talking an average of 250 Lbs. To do | | | | best, quite frankly it is not good enough yet and that is |
| this and keep the air underneath you put a small brush | | | | a huge amount of venture capital to pay back for |
| guard system under the device where you stand. | | | | yesterdays technology even at $5,000 a pop. Am I too |
| Then blow 1-2 lbs. of low pressure air under it. Hardly | | | | harsh on this wonderful invention? Oh probably, but if |
| any power needed to lift 250 Lbs or less. This will lift | | | | the manufacturers are not in it to win it and will not |
| the thing off the ground. | | | | push themselves then perhaps we can help. We |
| So instead of wheels the thing is magic and hovers, | | | | should challenge these guys, so they can build it better. |
| way better and more state of the art too. Now put 18 | | | | Considering the wonderful publicity they have gotten |
| small jets which move the air in the intended direction | | | | including the US President trying one out, why can't |
| of travel up to the gyroscope or small circuit board | | | | they inspire themselves to take this technology to the |
| which is a miniture laser ring gyro to keep it from falling | | | | next level, after all it is 2003 for God's Sake. Besides |
| over as you steer it by shifting your weight. When you | | | | by adding my improvements it could be used on water |
| turn by moving your body weight the devises jets | | | | too. You could cross a lake, rescue a sinking boat, it |
| move you from side to side while being simultaneously | | | | has thousands of other uses, you could even sweep |
| running by the gyro. The system will prevent you from | | | | the drive way with it. Or build a robotic one which |
| tipping over like an F-16's system which prevents the | | | | hovers and sweeps for you? |
| pilots from turning too many G's so the plane does not | | | | I do not mean to be so critical but if you have that kind |
| depart from flight or the pilot black out. Now you have | | | | of money to blow in venture capital, why can't you |
| a hovering mobile with gyro, works exactly the same | | | | build a better mouse trap? |