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The short answer is that you move forwards or backwards by leaning in that direction. This causes the Segway to read that the center of gravity is not centered and it moves the wheels in the direction needed to get back in center and off you go until you stand up straight and the Segway becomes happy again that the center of gravity is where in belongs.
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What is a segway tour?
A segway tour is a course, usually around an unfamiliar area, in where instead of walking or taking vehicles such as busses or cars, one would take a Segway. Guided Segway tours are segways tours that explain what is going on in your surroundings. A Segway is a two-wheeled vehicle in which you stand on and balance your body forward or backward to accelerate or decelerate and twist the handle to angle yourself.
How make one motor wheel vex robot?
lots of gears, you couldn't get it to turn though with only one motor - you only have two choices forward and backwards
What is backward skating and stepping forward in both directions?
It is where you skate backwards and then step forward with one foot so you face forward again. Its like a turn but easier.
How many pounds does a Segway weigh?
A segway weighs less than a gram if delivered properly. If a segway is obtuse and awkward it can weigh as much as one metric ton.
Where might one purchase a Segway Scooter?
A Segway Scooter is a relatively inexpensive mode of transportation. One can purchase a Segway Scooter at several online sites such as "Amazon" and "Gomobilityscooters".
What is a Segway?
A Segway is a 2 wheeled Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD). The user stands atop the Segway's platform, with its two wheels flanking them on the left and right. The device works on a deceptively simple principle, though complex to implement correctly. To demonstrate to yourself the principle, lift an ordinary household broom in the air so that the brush is at the top and you are balancing the broom on a single finger at the bottom. You will quickly find you are moving your hand as well as your body around in a effort to keep your finger directly under the changing position of the broom head. In the case of the Segway, you are the broom and it is the finger. You cannot tilt sideways because of the flanking wheels, but you can tilt either forward or backward. Should you tilt forwards, the Segway will quickly move its platform under you. Should you tilt backwards, the Segway will glide backwards, again keeping you (specifically, your center of gravity) directly above the platform. Looking at the same behavior from the user's point of view, standing still on the Segway will result in no movement, while leaning forward will cause the Segway to move forward, with the greater the lean, the faster the movement. Leaning back will first bring the Segway back to rest, then result in the device backing up. Oscillation: Some people, when first standing on a Segway, will experience a kind of bucking behavior, as the Segway rapidly shifts between dancing slightly forward and backward. This results from the Segway attempting to get under the user while, at the same time, the user is attempting to get over the Segway. (Some observers have seen some correspondence between the new user's historical psychological need for control and the amount of bucking that takes place. This cries out for a small university study.) Once the new user relaxes and relinquishes control to the Segway, usually within five or ten seconds, the effect vanishes instantly. What the Segway isn't: It is not a "scooter" and it is not a "vehicle," as defined by the law. A person plus the Segway atop which they are perched are collectively considered to be a pedestrian in most jurisdictions, allowing the Segway user (the Segway "glider") to travel on streets, sidewalks, and anywhere else a pedestrian would be permitted. Segway sales have been limited by a strange paradox. Generation One Segways plopped the user atop the device's platform, where they remained, never moving except by slightly leaning for the duration of the ride. As a result, they looked like, to use the technical term, a dork. (Generation Two devices now have the rider lean to turn ("lean-steer"), making the stylish rider look a bit like a skier doing a slalom course.) The experience of actually being on the Segway is radically different from the casual viewer's observation, hence the paradox. The gliders (riders), themselves, feel like superheroes. First, you are close to a foot taller than you have ever been. Second, you are able to "run" at 12.5 mph for 24 miles without even breaking a sweat. Unlike a bicyclist, you can come to a full stop without danger of falling over, so you can become completely enveloped in a crowd, then shoot forward out of it like the aforementioned superhero, spinning away toward new and exciting adventures as the people left far behind can only stare in awe. (This ending part requires a certain level of denial.) A word of caution: The safest way to avoid the danger of buying a Segway is to never get on one. Many people who've taken repeated Segway tours have eventually ended up $5000 poorer, even if they spend every weekend grinning while perched on their Segways, either gliding around seeing new sights from their high vantage point (great for peering over fences) or traveling the Segway Polo circuit (it is now an international sport), getting down and dirty with Generation Two Segways as they battle it out for a chance at the World Cup. (The above answer was written by a Segway owner who has no affiliation with Segway or any enterprise making money off Segways. He and his wife, however, are happy Segway owners, even if they are $10,000 poorer. It all started out with a tour of Paris....)
Can not find the word Segway in the dictionary Word use is a transition from one topic to another?
I'm not surprised. It's spelled segue and pronounced segway. The silly little scooter thing is called a segway.
How many different passes can a quarterback throw example lateral long short?
One, forward. A lateral is backwards and is not a pass.
Where are Segway's sold?
one word: e-bay your friend
What is the name of the stand up one person vehicle?
Segway.
Where can you get a segway for free?
Look for a contest where they're giving one out, or inherit one.
How can I convince my parents to get me a Segway?
Make a deal if you have the discipline to take lessons long enough to get good, perhaps they will consider one for family use
