Segway Scooter

The Segway Scooter is a technologically advanced way of transportation. It uses the principles of the human body and applies them to a mechanical tool that works much like the human body and allows us to use machines in replace of our legs as a form of transportation. The scooter is composed of four main parts that are; the solid-state gyroscopes, tilt sensors, high-speed microprocessors, and powerful electric motors. These four components replace the four …

…much safer because if one of the gyroscopes malfunctions the others will take over. Then the machine will shutdown in a more peaceful manner instead of slamming into the ground. The Segway Scooter ranges in price from approximately $4,000 to $4, 500. This is fairly expensive considering you can get a nice used car for around this price. The i series has a mass of approximately 38 kg and the lighter p series has a mass of approximately 32 kg.