Better Than a Segway: Test Driving InMotion SCV R1EX

LAS VEGAS — The Segway may not have changed the world, as inventor Dean Kamen hoped, but the existence of a self-balancing personal mobility vehicle did end up spawning many imitators — some more promising than others. I’d put the InMotion SCV R1EX, a sensor-controlled vehicle, in that category

At just 35 pounds (the Segway i2 weighs a little over 100 pounds) and fully portable, the SCV R1EX is somewhat less intimidating than your garden variety Segway, although they work in similar ways. Users climb onto the platform of the two-wheeled, self-balancing robot, grab the handle and then lean slightly forward to move forward. To turn, users must lean slightly left or right (the motion is so slight, it might as well be called an intention). More extreme leans make you go faster, turn harder or stop quickly Read more...