Toyota’s Winglet: Watch out Segway, here I come
Aug 9, 2008 Concept Cars, Japanese Cars, NEWS, New Cars ., SPECIALS, Top News 1, car design
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Toyota just recently bought parts of a robotics department, and here is one product that gets our attention. Winglet is a personal transporter, just like the Segway, but the hands stay free on this one. This vertical, mechanized scooter is not as bulky as the Segway and might be useful for public transport.
The gyroscopic system imitates the technology from the Segway, but the sensors detect the directional tilt in the feet only, unlike the Segway.
The maximum achievable speed on the winglet is 35 Mph. Toyota is thinking about putting some of these in airports and later in the malls on experimental basis before mass media production. (Watch Video Below)
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