Intel brings back the Segway as a tiny, rideable robot

LAS VEGAS — In his third year delivering the CES keynote, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich finally let his hair down, sort of. He arrived without a suit, instead wearing a sweater, jeans and sneakers. He still looked like a CEO, but it appeared he wanted to connect not so much with the generation attending CES 2016 in Las Vegas, but the next, upcoming generation, the one that probably doesn’t wear suits.

Oh, and, he rode in on a robot.

That robot, a two-wheeled number that looked like a hoverboard (the kind the kids love and that occasionally catch fire), is actually a brand new Segway. Yes, that Segway. It was just one of a number of Intel-powered technologies the CEO showed off over the course of a whirlwind, nearly two-hour keynote. Read more...