How will it work for AKA ... (above knee amputees) seeing as how we are weightless in front without legs. Will this affect the stability of the gyro or not? I really want on of these!!!!
People have to realise that this level of vehicle is not JUST for people with paraplegia and certainly isnt for people with quadraplegia but can be of great assistance for the many more people who currently suffer from reduced mobility.
I'm not sure of the gyroscopic technology for the elderly and people whose overall nervous system is suffering and so may be better to look at a steered product, like the ecoboomer, instead of this balanced product but I would like to try this product for sure.
this would be so cool for me,i have spinal stenosis,so reduced mobility. Way better than crutches.Imagine a tour of NZ,beach fishing with one of these,no longer stuck by the car
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This just goes to show the ingenuity of mankind now-a days. For people who have been physically disabled, this can change lives. And who knows? Maybe within a matter of years, people could do anything on these machines, just think of the possibilities!
@kall40401 The ibot has been around since 2007. It c an go up stairs and it can also raise its self so that the person riding it can be on eye level with other people. I think I saw it on the Colbert Report back in the day. In wheelchairs that run in this price range, the ibot is far superior. Also, it was invented by the same guy who ACTUALLY DID invent the segway.
In my opinion, Jazzy power chairs are safer than these types of chairs. There is a site which displays a good range of Jazzy models at jazzy wheelchairs z (dot) com
In my opinion, Jazzy power chairs are safer than these types of chairs. There is a site which displays a good range of Jazzy models at jazzy wheelchairs z (dot) com.
In my opinion, Jazzy power chairs are safer than these types of chairs. There is a site which displays a good range of Jazzy models at jazzy wheelchairs z (dot) com
I'd use one of these even though I am not disabled!
Segway is a great invention, but unfortunately the only flaw with them is our British Government who refuse to allow Segway use on any public roads or pavements.
They cannot see a way to extract TAX out of prospective Segway users, so they ban them instead until no doubt those in the Government decide to use them!
I wish this project success. I suppose there is a danger of the gyro's failing as they do on the bipedal models if 'forced'.
Was it me or were you overly offended when the bi-pedal guy removed the segway from the car then later moved to a wheelchair?
Did you notice the segway to chair move??? ALL LEG.
Shake hands with a handicapped person - they could break your fingers in one squeeze but they can't kick your ass - although someone should kick this guys ass! LITERALLY.
I'd like to see a real para take this through its paces during day everyday run
@boomstickkid No kidding you need ramps to unload a fucking wheelchair. A person who needs this thing probably can't lift more than one of those ramps and may need help for that. That adapted segway probably weighs in at around 50 lbs or more and a person with a spinal injury usually can't lift more than 10 or 20 lbs without pain. BTW I'm healthy and work blue collar but my wife is not and is in a fucking wheelchair you tool shed.
Not to be an ass, its sad how in an instant ones lives are changed permanently, least for another 10+ years before the researchers in that field get their thumbs out their asses and have proper funding. Anyhow what i was to say is you seem to forget that as long as the segway has power it dont need to be lifted anywhere, so you can just push the throttle forward and up the ramp it goes, it is even possible to have a program that makes it auto down and up a ramp,Same goes for ramp.
@dragonlie That would require some rewriting of the safety protocols that keeps it from moving when tilted to far, but it could be done. The ramp could easily be made automatic. The powered ramp would add about $2000 to the cost of the ramp. We have a power lift for our van and they generally go for minimum of $5000, not including installation. Being disabled is very expensive.
exactly, well not exactly if she can use her arms with a cane/pointer to push the device.
for example till such as i mentioned are available, that can be of help, or control device for it on the chair.
Jeez, that's not cheap at all, but i bet you went handyman and saved you guys the installation fee if that was expensive much?
If this was were i lived the state welfare system would have done all this for you, specialized the house even. etc if you know electronics, go handyman :)
@dragonlie All total, there's over $15,000 in changes just to the van. When you cut away the floor and lower it 4 inches to provide room to pass through the door and room to sit in the van, you kind of need a professional. The state won't pay for it because public transportation has mostly wheelchair accessible buses and a ride access program (scheduling sucks). Fortunately, if you look, you can find used vans that have already had the changes made for under $15,000.
My dad suffers from parkinson's disease and can't walk. SOmething like this would help him get back on his feet and feel useful again.
When you can't walk, it not just about not walking. You start feeling useless and you get pushed aside even by people who love you. This thing would solve a few big problems for a person like my dad.
@saeidmomtahan Please send my love to your dad I hope he gets a Segway if you cant seem to get one you could try putting up charities in supermarkets or if your on FaceBook make a group and on another website you can put a donation area there and then with your FaceBook group attach the link to it and you'll have your own charity :¬)
that's pretty cool, but how would someone who can't walk get it in and out of the vehicle themselves?
Also I've seen videos where people crash Segways by sudden quick movements. For someone like myself who has a spinal injury and very strong spasms could a spasm that was strong enough make you tip over?
What's your target market ? Your design lends towards those who may not be fully disabled ? No backrest, very high seating position. How is this any better than a regular electric wheelchair ?
I am a wheelchair user. I currently use an iBot (you probably know that it employs technology similar to a Segway - and it has been discontinued, with parts and support only available until the end of 2013!).
So, I'm investigating alternatives. I am seriously considering a wheelchair version of a Segway, and would love to know more about what you're doing.
All of you guys saying this is just for lazy people haven't gotten older with bad knees that allow you to stand on a segway but not walk miles. You have no idea how much freedom one of these things gives you.
I am disabled and have used a segway pt for four+ years now. I bought the $900.00 SegSeat, piece of crap fell apart Ina week. Nothing about the Seg is cheap. Batteries will run $1850.00 (no core x) and tires can only be gotten at a Seg dealer. Fun fun fun @12.5mph! Stick a handicap placard onit and part the people wave...
I am a wheelchair user. I currently use an iBot (you probably know that it employs technology similar to a Segway - and it has been discontinued, with parts and support only available until the end of 2013!).
So, I'm investigating alternatives. I am seriously considering a wheelchair version of a Segway, and would love to know more about what you're doing.
For those take forget they can actually walk. I use to run and walk everywhere. I also hiked all over Oregon's mountains. Then one little accident and I can't walk 100 yards without breaking down and crying and popping loads of pain killers. And because my work was in construction all I can afford now is a cane and more pain killers and being trapped at home. Such a Segway would be like getting a new life.
@boobookins your not alone,same here,extensive spinal surguries,limit me to about the same,pain pills,sitting at home.I was a A mechanic for a Chrysler dealer,loved my job,made big bucks,this is what I need,sit down chair that doesn't take up space,this would give me my life back,but I could never afford something like this,I'm on disability.
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great, now we dont even have to stand.. im getting so fucking pissed with these fucking segways.. people dont even have to walk anymore, or fucking stand either.. im so fucking laughin when people are riding these fucking lame segways in elevators. i love to see when people fall on these lame things.
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Segway is a very unsecure adult-toy, that's way it was dessigned for people over 100 pounds, besides that, matter if you are seat or stand up: your face, arms and legs are completly unprotected. This adult toy is fun, but very dangerous. Besides this, people minds' is not set up to calculate/estimate its wide and if fits among obstavles, like when you ride a bike, because you never see where are the wheels, takes a lot of training and time to set mind for this ADULT-toy.
By your definition of "safe" walking would be really dangerous. When walking you don't have any protection for your... well for anything. Unless you wear a helmet and elbow/knee pads when walking.
If you need training to use a Segway your are a retard. It took me 30 seconds to learn how to use one. It is easier than walking. Of course your being a retard might explain why you use a helmet and elbow/knee pads when walking.
It is not very nice to call someone a retard; if you are not their doctor then you probably have miss diagnosed the fellow.
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Using a wheelchair of any discription for the first time is usually traumatising for the mobility impared patient.
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Most new wheelchair device users are in pain and have been housebound, prior to their decision in desparation, to make use of a mobility device; there are other psycho-social considerations for the patient too.
My comment was directed to lagranpichota several comments below. YouTube just misplaced the comment. This fellow went on a profanity laced rant about how Segways are dangerous and hard to use.
I said that if he, a physically normal person, needed training to use a Segway he must have sub average cognitive functioning and/or deficits, ie "mental retardation". This is a reasonable assumption giving the statements of lagranpichota.
Good lateral thinking with the design, but isn't the major issue with the Segway that when the battery dies the thing just falls over? Not really what you want if you are disabled and a rather undignified end to that casual trip to the supermarket.
I'll assume you have legs, so I'll ask you. Are you not capable of pretending to have limited leg movement? I'm quite certain he doesn't need to be even partially crippled to be able to imitate how a person with limited mobility might move.
I'd like to see that vertical handlebar post put off center, so it's not between the rider's legs. That way, if/when you take a header, you don't end up straddling the post. The basic segway design seems like a trip hazard waiting to happen.
You poor able bodied person with an inability to see past the minimal experiences you may have experienced; your life is so horrible and people in wheelchairs are always abusing you by making you get stuff. How sad and pathetic! What exactly is it that makes you a victim? Is it because you can't stop SUCKING on the negativity tit?
SERIOUSLY, get over yourself!
I know I can't change your attitude, but you can.
PLEASE DON'T READ THIS you will die in seven days if you don't post this comment on 10 videos in the next hour. if you do, tomorrow will be the best day of your life
HI do you know how wide the cutting blades are and does it come with a grass collection box or do you have to use a rake when you have finished the lawn
I think it's a cool modification. It could be useful for those that get short on breath during walks (due to medical conditions...not being overweight). Either way. I think it's a lot more portable than those little electric scooters you see in Walmart etc. Good Job!
Okay, but ... I have one leg ... use crutches ... don't use a prosthesis ... have just started using a wheelchair to get around the house. How the FUCK am I gonna get this thing outta the back of my car ... alone? Looks like alot of work to me.
just try taking to a disney park they wont let you in!
justjohnny05 1 month ago
How will it work for AKA ... (above knee amputees) seeing as how we are weightless in front without legs. Will this affect the stability of the gyro or not? I really want on of these!!!!
JstNEarthling 3 months ago
nice video i need some information to get this one
ek10452 3 months ago
Don't wanna fall on one of these, might aswell lose the working parts of your body...
MoJeMmed 4 months ago
sux if u fall forward O.O
KattSpjut 5 months ago
What about transferring to and from this wheel chair?
YTMrVulcan 6 months ago
In 2020 we will see old people moving up mountains and the side of buildings on 2 wheels.
DiemoProductions 6 months ago
but in illegal in prob most places so useless.
kinkabala 6 months ago
People have to realise that this level of vehicle is not JUST for people with paraplegia and certainly isnt for people with quadraplegia but can be of great assistance for the many more people who currently suffer from reduced mobility.
I'm not sure of the gyroscopic technology for the elderly and people whose overall nervous system is suffering and so may be better to look at a steered product, like the ecoboomer, instead of this balanced product but I would like to try this product for sure.
SXSMachine 6 months ago
this man is gorgeous
LilRich89 7 months ago
Nice, just hope it doesn't catch on for the walking people, I don't need traffic on the sidewalk :-)
wheelieblind 7 months ago
pura mierda
sweetgyy 7 months ago
so the people he cant walk because they dont have enough balance and these guys expect them to ride this thing? that recires alot of balance
pyroman675 8 months ago
where do i get one !!!!!!!!!! i'm disabled and most four wheeled scoots are too big but this seem to be as manuverable as on feet I'm game
trawlerca 8 months ago
this is perfect it makes disableed persons able to move with no effort at all.
alexmutter420 8 months ago
this would be so cool for me,i have spinal stenosis,so reduced mobility. Way better than crutches.Imagine a tour of NZ,beach fishing with one of these,no longer stuck by the car
usher123ish 8 months ago
Is this Professor XaviER ?
SuperMartinstone 9 months ago
As a wheelchair user i would not trust it. Wheelchairs tip over backwards when going over curbs, it's a good concept though!
nublackmusic 9 months ago
and now let's wait what happens when the battery is empty
Raind3ad 10 months ago
thats not a segway
fishingbud1 10 months ago
great use of technology and inventions to serve the needy!
sg2sin 10 months ago
good to see technology helping people with limited mobility
rebelghostrider 11 months ago
good now no one has to push these vegetables around
catniple 11 months ago
@catniple With an attitude like that, I hope you end up confined to a wheelchair someday with no one to help you get around...idiot.
shiroskunkwolfe 9 months ago
if i could load and unload this out of the car, i woulldn't need a w\c would i
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VenumousWoW 11 months ago
wow
VenumousWoW 11 months ago
This just goes to show the ingenuity of mankind now-a days. For people who have been physically disabled, this can change lives. And who knows? Maybe within a matter of years, people could do anything on these machines, just think of the possibilities!
MrUniden21 11 months ago
Unfortunately mostly fat lazy people will probably buy this.
viggoM35 1 year ago
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throw that fucking thing away and just take a fucking walk, will ya!!
EestlaneEstonian 1 year ago
If you want to improve the wheel chair, the obvious problem is that it CAN'T GO UP STAIRS. In that respect, this is still a fail.
jordak 1 year ago
@jordak
I am a disable person suffering from Muscular Dystrophy.
do you know about any electric wheelchair, which can climb stairs?
kall40401 1 year ago
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@kall40401 The ibot has been around since 2007. It c an go up stairs and it can also raise its self so that the person riding it can be on eye level with other people. I think I saw it on the Colbert Report back in the day. In wheelchairs that run in this price range, the ibot is far superior. Also, it was invented by the same guy who ACTUALLY DID invent the segway.
jordak 1 year ago
@kall40401
The ibot wheelchair climbs stairs, made by the people behind the Segway but no longer for sale
seanmorris 11 months ago
@seanmorris
what is the price of segway wheelchair?
kall40401 9 months ago
Awesome. If I ever lost the use of my legs, I would definitely get one of these.
PaddyMacNasty 1 year ago 13
good!
R3j0n0 1 year ago
these things are pretty nice lol.
Missmaewitch 1 year ago
this is a good and a bad thing good for all the people with leg problems bad for all the fat lazy people
si2foo 1 year ago
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In my opinion, Jazzy power chairs are safer than these types of chairs. There is a site which displays a good range of Jazzy models at jazzy wheelchairs z (dot) com
j25482 1 year ago
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j25482 1 year ago
@j25482 nice, comment on some more videos advertising jazzy wheelchairs..
joesabitch 1 year ago
@j25482 more like jizzy wheel chaires
sandman503 1 year ago
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j25482 1 year ago
charles xavier anyone?
subeyguy66 1 year ago
if it falls over, they're fucked
fairyheli2 1 year ago
Are these available for sale? The designer's website isn't very helpful.
riversoblood 1 year ago
The only problem is the design itself.
While it would alow somone to travel more freely, should they be disabled, its not as steady as an actualy wheelchair.
You're more likley to actually get hurt on something like that.
coolforlife64 1 year ago 4
@coolforlife64 bollox, maybe you should read up more on segways, because stability is what they're all about
RojoRocket 4 months ago
I would like this machine if it had a back for the person to lay on and an armrest or something. Other than that it's a nice design
ShikatFilms 1 year ago
segay?
TheScooterpimp 1 year ago
I'd use one of these even though I am not disabled!
Segway is a great invention, but unfortunately the only flaw with them is our British Government who refuse to allow Segway use on any public roads or pavements.
They cannot see a way to extract TAX out of prospective Segway users, so they ban them instead until no doubt those in the Government decide to use them!
I wish this project success. I suppose there is a danger of the gyro's failing as they do on the bipedal models if 'forced'.
digitalbroadcaster 1 year ago
@boobookins ,i work iron work, and i still work out.. whats this, you break down and cry? you must be a pussy carpenter.
dodgedart74 1 year ago
that's an amazing alteration could help tons of people, but cost would kill it
cyche12 1 year ago
This thing is incredible, but I feel ungrateful saying I want one.
SkidRo123 1 year ago
jkòk`+k
cavernarioilde 1 year ago
Was it me or were you overly offended when the bi-pedal guy removed the segway from the car then later moved to a wheelchair?
Did you notice the segway to chair move??? ALL LEG.
Shake hands with a handicapped person - they could break your fingers in one squeeze but they can't kick your ass - although someone should kick this guys ass! LITERALLY.
I'd like to see a real para take this through its paces during day everyday run
PavePaws 1 year ago
I'm glad some people see them for there real use, I hate those losers that go on a segway for the sheer sake of it.
hglass500 1 year ago
@hglass500 Yeah people who do things just for fun are losers. What?
littlestworkshop 1 year ago
this is sooo what they were ment for :}
goth6satan 1 year ago
HURRR DURRR
Tubofluxar 1 year ago
you needed ramps to unload a fucking wheelchair..
boomstickkid 1 year ago
@boomstickkid No kidding you need ramps to unload a fucking wheelchair. A person who needs this thing probably can't lift more than one of those ramps and may need help for that. That adapted segway probably weighs in at around 50 lbs or more and a person with a spinal injury usually can't lift more than 10 or 20 lbs without pain. BTW I'm healthy and work blue collar but my wife is not and is in a fucking wheelchair you tool shed.
Liv2xplore 1 year ago
@Liv2xplore
Not to be an ass, its sad how in an instant ones lives are changed permanently, least for another 10+ years before the researchers in that field get their thumbs out their asses and have proper funding. Anyhow what i was to say is you seem to forget that as long as the segway has power it dont need to be lifted anywhere, so you can just push the throttle forward and up the ramp it goes, it is even possible to have a program that makes it auto down and up a ramp,Same goes for ramp.
dragonlie 1 year ago
@dragonlie That would require some rewriting of the safety protocols that keeps it from moving when tilted to far, but it could be done. The ramp could easily be made automatic. The powered ramp would add about $2000 to the cost of the ramp. We have a power lift for our van and they generally go for minimum of $5000, not including installation. Being disabled is very expensive.
Liv2xplore 1 year ago
@Liv2xplore
exactly, well not exactly if she can use her arms with a cane/pointer to push the device.
for example till such as i mentioned are available, that can be of help, or control device for it on the chair.
Jeez, that's not cheap at all, but i bet you went handyman and saved you guys the installation fee if that was expensive much?
If this was were i lived the state welfare system would have done all this for you, specialized the house even. etc if you know electronics, go handyman :)
dragonlie 1 year ago
@dragonlie All total, there's over $15,000 in changes just to the van. When you cut away the floor and lower it 4 inches to provide room to pass through the door and room to sit in the van, you kind of need a professional. The state won't pay for it because public transportation has mostly wheelchair accessible buses and a ride access program (scheduling sucks). Fortunately, if you look, you can find used vans that have already had the changes made for under $15,000.
Liv2xplore 1 year ago
u needed ramps to unload a fucking wheel chair..
boomstickkid 1 year ago
My dad suffers from parkinson's disease and can't walk. SOmething like this would help him get back on his feet and feel useful again.
When you can't walk, it not just about not walking. You start feeling useless and you get pushed aside even by people who love you. This thing would solve a few big problems for a person like my dad.
saeidmomtahan 1 year ago
@saeidmomtahan Please send my love to your dad I hope he gets a Segway if you cant seem to get one you could try putting up charities in supermarkets or if your on FaceBook make a group and on another website you can put a donation area there and then with your FaceBook group attach the link to it and you'll have your own charity :¬)
THEGTACHILDREN 1 year ago
they should mass produce these and mandate them instead of those damn rascals that take up the entire shopping lane
curiousgcg 1 year ago
that's pretty cool, but how would someone who can't walk get it in and out of the vehicle themselves?
Also I've seen videos where people crash Segways by sudden quick movements. For someone like myself who has a spinal injury and very strong spasms could a spasm that was strong enough make you tip over?
KimberleyRobbins 1 year ago
What's your target market ? Your design lends towards those who may not be fully disabled ? No backrest, very high seating position. How is this any better than a regular electric wheelchair ?
kenmasters007 1 year ago
what about people who dont have balance, they will fall easily
mongolian50cent 1 year ago
'if' you fall you are completely fked
crusader584 1 year ago
Salutes are an invalid boy of 44 years and seeing this video I wonder me as to make x have the correct contacts x to order.
I would be her thankful if it helps me to have the correct address email x to put me in contact with the builder.
Thanks infinitely Giuliano
44GIULIANO 1 year ago
lol if that shit fails or batt or just a short cucuit and it falls with the 80 year old women, there goes the future of this design
eLpeach 1 year ago
would if the battery dies?
IrishJimmyB 1 year ago
Hi,
Your film really interested me.
I am a wheelchair user. I currently use an iBot (you probably know that it employs technology similar to a Segway - and it has been discontinued, with parts and support only available until the end of 2013!).
So, I'm investigating alternatives. I am seriously considering a wheelchair version of a Segway, and would love to know more about what you're doing.
How can I contact you?
Best wishes,
Max
maxburt1 1 year ago
Check out the Levo C3 (google it)
rlstevenson1886 1 year ago
All of you guys saying this is just for lazy people haven't gotten older with bad knees that allow you to stand on a segway but not walk miles. You have no idea how much freedom one of these things gives you.
kyak1 1 year ago
I am disabled and have used a segway pt for four+ years now. I bought the $900.00 SegSeat, piece of crap fell apart Ina week. Nothing about the Seg is cheap. Batteries will run $1850.00 (no core x) and tires can only be gotten at a Seg dealer. Fun fun fun @12.5mph! Stick a handicap placard onit and part the people wave...
Crismoid 1 year ago
segway is for lazy people,,, imagine segway with the dumb chair -.-
dunningtonpwnz 1 year ago
Hi,
Your film really interested me.
I am a wheelchair user. I currently use an iBot (you probably know that it employs technology similar to a Segway - and it has been discontinued, with parts and support only available until the end of 2013!).
So, I'm investigating alternatives. I am seriously considering a wheelchair version of a Segway, and would love to know more about what you're doing.
How can I contact you?
Best wishes,
Max
maxburt1 1 year ago
I saw that in Barcelona today
cdamian 2 years ago
Just search "segway crash" on youtube to see why this is a very bad idea..
iplop 2 years ago
uh the segway was just a byproduct of a wheelchair tha does the same thing but climbs stairs sorry to put a damper on your day
thriller920 2 years ago
Congrats, you must be a fuckin scientist. The point of this was alternate transport for people with disabilities.
slanukslanukslanuk 2 years ago 4
good thing..
stonerumble 2 years ago
Mate thats great to see could do alot of good with those ;)
dreadly101 2 years ago
if u fell forward that would hurt your ballonknot
TOONERTOWN 2 years ago
i hope this will help people who cant walk by their own to move more free and do what they need or want to with less problems :)
DurtyHarrys 2 years ago 54
no its very easy just take 2 minutes and there you go...
einCalli 2 years ago
are segways hard to balance on?
dgreviews 2 years ago
No. The electronics do it for you.
JDog7001 2 years ago
no, its as easy as balancing on your feet.
Jet3800 2 years ago
...what if you can't balance on your feet and are disabled? lol
This just seems like an idea for lazy people...
GoochRA 1 year ago
That looks nice. I wonder if you need a lot of strength to keep the balance.
620972 2 years ago
I like the iBOT, however this Segway modification is much lighter and more easily portable.
In any event Dean Kamen rocks! His best invention is the FIRST Foundation. Check out their channel. My favorite is the FIRST LEGO League.
XCritonX 2 years ago
whats wrong with a normal wheelchair? :S
lukeestannard 2 years ago
For those take forget they can actually walk. I use to run and walk everywhere. I also hiked all over Oregon's mountains. Then one little accident and I can't walk 100 yards without breaking down and crying and popping loads of pain killers. And because my work was in construction all I can afford now is a cane and more pain killers and being trapped at home. Such a Segway would be like getting a new life.
boobookins 2 years ago 88
@boobookins dont give up. ive been struggling with back pain for over a year now and im 23
bm0thescholar 1 year ago
@bm0thescholar
Try Yoga, and Thai Chi warm up exercises. I had bad knees for about 8 years, and one Thai Chi knee exercise fixed it in a matter of few days.
saeidmomtahan 1 year ago
@boobookins what happened?
lego720 1 year ago
@boobookins your not alone,same here,extensive spinal surguries,limit me to about the same,pain pills,sitting at home.I was a A mechanic for a Chrysler dealer,loved my job,made big bucks,this is what I need,sit down chair that doesn't take up space,this would give me my life back,but I could never afford something like this,I'm on disability.
inagod 1 year ago
@boobookins if you did not walk up that moutain you would not of had that accident
itsDaish 1 year ago
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well, if you want to be fat, go ahead and buy a segway
valtteriki 2 years ago
excuse me, but this wheelchair is for people with disabilities. They would probably love to be able to walk long distances if they could.
primus567 2 years ago 5
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great, now we dont even have to stand.. im getting so fucking pissed with these fucking segways.. people dont even have to walk anymore, or fucking stand either.. im so fucking laughin when people are riding these fucking lame segways in elevators. i love to see when people fall on these lame things.
valtteriki 2 years ago
o wow
Niki223344 2 years ago
awesome!
ColinMeloy91 2 years ago
I think you justl ike saying Adult-Toy.
6xTube 2 years ago 2
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Segway is a very unsecure adult-toy, that's way it was dessigned for people over 100 pounds, besides that, matter if you are seat or stand up: your face, arms and legs are completly unprotected. This adult toy is fun, but very dangerous. Besides this, people minds' is not set up to calculate/estimate its wide and if fits among obstavles, like when you ride a bike, because you never see where are the wheels, takes a lot of training and time to set mind for this ADULT-toy.
lagranpichota 2 years ago
By your definition of "safe" walking would be really dangerous. When walking you don't have any protection for your... well for anything. Unless you wear a helmet and elbow/knee pads when walking.
If you need training to use a Segway your are a retard. It took me 30 seconds to learn how to use one. It is easier than walking. Of course your being a retard might explain why you use a helmet and elbow/knee pads when walking.
XCritonX 2 years ago
Dear XCX,
It is not very nice to call someone a retard; if you are not their doctor then you probably have miss diagnosed the fellow.
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Using a wheelchair of any discription for the first time is usually traumatising for the mobility impared patient.
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Most new wheelchair device users are in pain and have been housebound, prior to their decision in desparation, to make use of a mobility device; there are other psycho-social considerations for the patient too.
cheers.
from,
del-boy.
YesYesYouAreRight 2 years ago
Dear YesYesYouAreRight
My comment was directed to lagranpichota several comments below. YouTube just misplaced the comment. This fellow went on a profanity laced rant about how Segways are dangerous and hard to use.
I said that if he, a physically normal person, needed training to use a Segway he must have sub average cognitive functioning and/or deficits, ie "mental retardation". This is a reasonable assumption giving the statements of lagranpichota.
XCritonX 2 years ago
Dear XCitronX,
Thanks for the response to my comment.
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Thanks for drawing my attention to aspects of my view that were not quite sound.
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Cheers.
from,
del-boy.
YesYesYouAreRight 2 years ago
@lagranpichota (you bragger)
Your name tells us all what kind (and the quantity)of grey cells you carry inside that huge melon of yours.
CoverdaleBlue 2 years ago
Only thing that would make this complete is if it ran off of bald eagle heads and diamonds
Blood385 2 years ago
LMAO
dubbedcrazy 2 years ago
Rolling Cascate
lol
02102950 2 years ago
wow he needs a ramp to get it off the car by like 3 feet
FBGJohn 2 years ago
Well, let me know when you lose at least $5000 when you don't use a ramp to lower a heavy piece of equipment.
KilledCookie 2 years ago
a cripple at my high school has one
dumponaturtle 2 years ago
You are just an accident away from a life long disability yourself..... count your blessings!
Please.... Physically Challenged.... PERSON with a disability....
Ignorance is a word I would like to "LABEL YOU" with!!
I withdraw my comment.... if you retract yours.
123JDB789 2 years ago 3
then it dies and the old man smashes his face onto the pavement.
walikai 2 years ago
LOL
videogamer24385 2 years ago
aha, come one guys, not a very good idea
what happens when the battery dies, the old person just false flat on there face?
needs air bags or something=P
Chapstick050 2 years ago
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Wouldnt it be cheaper on the taxpayer to simply bludgeon the disabled and elderly to death with a hammer ?
gaelicscots 2 years ago
That's what hitler said
Grousuba 2 years ago
be5ary
hzh09 2 years ago
a rolling Lawsuit on 2 wheels
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mazacanne 2 years ago
This will be useful for when old people go to the playground.
plank0wner 2 years ago 3
lol this is what gm spent the bailout money designing -.-
buckamoona 2 years ago
Actually no, GM was no involved in this project.
outbreak42 2 years ago
"This prototype represents only the first step of whats possible in a technology collaboration between Segway and General Motors."
buckamoona 2 years ago
segway could do this on ists own !
they should let gm fall
UltraPlayerNo1 2 years ago
Before the segway, dean Camen actually developed a wheelchair using the same technology that allowed handicapped people to climb stairs
determinism89 2 years ago 3
Dean Kamen....
PostTheMissing 2 years ago
right
determinism89 2 years ago
Good lateral thinking with the design, but isn't the major issue with the Segway that when the battery dies the thing just falls over? Not really what you want if you are disabled and a rather undignified end to that casual trip to the supermarket.
manmaas 2 years ago 2
it isn't the end unless you get mugged as vulnerable
OohGoshYoureRight 2 years ago 2
Not for the disabled. Just for people too lazy to even stand up on a Segway.
Martian74 2 years ago
WANT lol
Lambocoon 2 years ago
HEY YOUR THAT PHONNY!
hector252 2 years ago
Err, and my question would be that WHAT POWERS THIS THING? WHERES THE ENGINE?!
MistaJussu 2 years ago
lol... battery
patrickritsma 2 years ago
PHONNNY
hector252 2 years ago
wait a minute your not handy cap... you phony you big fat phony,,,,,,hey hey your that phony
hector252 2 years ago
.....are you kidding me?
I'll assume you have legs, so I'll ask you. Are you not capable of pretending to have limited leg movement? I'm quite certain he doesn't need to be even partially crippled to be able to imitate how a person with limited mobility might move.
CoreoBroomstick 2 years ago
big fat phonnnnnyyyyy!!!!
hector252 2 years ago
that was just a family guy quote. ppl on youtube seem to have a beef with everything everyone says
patrickritsma 2 years ago
What, just because he shifted seats the wrong way; who are you? colombo's wife ?
OohGoshYoureRight 2 years ago
I'd like to see that vertical handlebar post put off center, so it's not between the rider's legs. That way, if/when you take a header, you don't end up straddling the post. The basic segway design seems like a trip hazard waiting to happen.
aqueousone 2 years ago
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people in wheelchairs suck
thewild 2 years ago
no you suck
oilsucks 2 years ago
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You're probably in a wheelchair and you most likely suck. People in wheelchairs abuse able bodied people by using them to get them stuff.
thewild 2 years ago
You poor able bodied person with an inability to see past the minimal experiences you may have experienced; your life is so horrible and people in wheelchairs are always abusing you by making you get stuff. How sad and pathetic! What exactly is it that makes you a victim? Is it because you can't stop SUCKING on the negativity tit?
SERIOUSLY, get over yourself!
I know I can't change your attitude, but you can.
oilsucks 2 years ago
FAIL
tandersn9 2 years ago
good now i can use a segway
godaninja 3 years ago
so its a Segway with a seat?
9904936 3 years ago
i want 1... off road version but, be sick for camping. how much??
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HI do you know how wide the cutting blades are and does it come with a grass collection box or do you have to use a rake when you have finished the lawn
whodidyounickabolloc 3 years ago
13'' and yes.
AirForcedude5 3 years ago
I think it's a cool modification. It could be useful for those that get short on breath during walks (due to medical conditions...not being overweight). Either way. I think it's a lot more portable than those little electric scooters you see in Walmart etc. Good Job!
ALTN8NRG 3 years ago
Or people that get short of breath by even standing on their Segways as they go...
gschjetne 3 years ago
Okay, but ... I have one leg ... use crutches ... don't use a prosthesis ... have just started using a wheelchair to get around the house. How the FUCK am I gonna get this thing outta the back of my car ... alone? Looks like alot of work to me.
cosmotcat 3 years ago
jeez, use the force. Duh!!
dustmundo 3 years ago
Every time I try to use the force, the cat gets slammed against the wall.
cosmotcat 3 years ago 7
even the handicap are becoming lazy this is madness
YakuzaTrash 3 years ago
THIS IS SPARTA!
SHAD0WPH0X 3 years ago
I want one...
Jamezm123 3 years ago
LAUGH OUT LOUD! that is a segway for lazy people not crippled!
supekhoa3000 3 years ago 2
wow. thats some dr.xaevier x-men stuff
LakaiFly 3 years ago
pmsl I was thinking exactly the same, if the guy had shved hi head rofl
Makemyday0126 3 years ago