Toyota unveils next-generation scooter

Saturday 02nd August, 07:35 AM JST

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thepro at 12:29 PM JST - 2nd August

Does the segway need a rival? I've never seen anybody ride one. And nobody will feel comfortable on something with no handles.
seeker1 at 12:54 PM JST - 2nd August

thpro, as Speed mentioned above, it's illegal to ride a Segway in Japan. That's why you haven't seen one. I'm sure Toyota will get the OK though, since they are Toyota...
thepro at 12:55 PM JST - 2nd August

Do people ride them in America? Looks kind of embarrassing.
rajakumar at 12:59 PM JST - 2nd August

Good toyota japan job.
helloklitty at 01:03 PM JST - 2nd August

You can ride Segways in Sasebo, Nagasaki at the Dutch theme park.
jonobugs at 01:28 PM JST - 2nd August

Ugh...what ever happened to just walking? I can walk faster than 6km/hour, so it can't be for the speed. If someone is incapable of walking then there are other machines available that allow them to sit more comfortably. I've seen the other machines send the passengers flying when it's steered just a bit off. Seems kind of unstable and dangerous.

Seems like a 'fun' novelty item but I'm not sure how practical it is.
teaabe at 02:57 PM JST - 2nd August

in desperation over fuel prices, this is your future commute people!
kenchan at 08:03 PM JST - 2nd August

designed for all the obese lazy people out there....self destruction to the max!
gokai_wo_maneku at 12:43 AM JST - 3rd August

I wonder if it could actually balance with those obese lazy people standing on it. Well, they won't put up with standing anyway.
Freespeech at 12:52 AM JST - 3rd August

Just as indispensible an object as the Honda humanoid robots !
bebert at 11:26 AM JST - 3rd August

designed for all the obese lazy people out there

The obese and the drunk prefer the 3-wheel electric scooters you can sit down on. Supposedly, these things are supposed to help the elderly, but if President Bush did a header on a Segeway, I don't see how a geriatric will do much better on one of these. Better to ration 3-wheel scooters to the elderly and ban their use among the obese.
sk4ek at 11:29 AM JST - 3rd August

Toyota itself has said it has no plans to commercialize the technology, this is just a platform for testing various kinds of hardware, including sensors, gyroscopes, steering mechanisms, and robotic functions. In fact, most of the prototype robots and other eye-catching technology rolled out by large companies like Toyota and Honda serve mainly as development platforms and publicity tools--and thus are not really expected to have any great relevance to their possible use in our daily lives.

People take things too literally around here... :-/
DenshaDeGO at 09:05 PM JST - 3rd August

... to rival the Segway ...

Rival the Segway in what, zero sales?
Hughgarse at 01:37 PM JST - 4th August

what`s wrong with 2 feet and a heartbeat?
presto345 at 09:14 PM JST - 4th August

Superfluous invention. Toyota should put more effort into generating (especially clean) electricity instead of using it.