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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[This thing has been out in the US for a long time now. My friend and I used one in our senior project at college a year ago and programmed it to operate autonomously. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Fast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 20th 2007 11:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yea, I was Sean Fast's partner for that project.  That sucker's ridiculously heavy.  I let it (accidently!) topple over and hit the ground.  It took a 1-and-a-half inch gouge out of the tile floor.  That was before we set the power cord on fire.  Oops.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Booye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 20th 2007 11:10AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[My guess is that this company will segway right into bankruptcy unless they get some hideously overpriced government contract for these. This appears to be a solution to a problem not yet identified.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 20th 2007 1:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[Finally, An actual use for a segway! This could be a useful implementation for Segways. Cause seriously, who actually uses these as a transport vehicle? I agree that the only way this company makes any money it through some ridiculous military contract!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[El_Shiv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 20th 2007 3:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[I was there with Chris and Sean. It was a pretty boring presentation. But that night was awesome.<br>Remember the homeless crack whore that we partied with afterwards? Now THAT was cool!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[crackpipe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 20th 2007 3:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[All the blinders-on, narrow-minded, lazy thinking surrounding Segways has got to stop.  I, like so many others, use a Segway instead of a car to go everywhere I used to go by car.  Because it is a zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) I get where I'm going without paying through the nose for gas, and I save on parking too because I park in my office.  With all the road-rage and gridlock, who wants to drive?  For the short to mid-range commute (which represents the majority of commutes in the world) the Segway is ideal.  I get there in about the same amount of time, but I'm actually having fun while doing it - oh ya, and I'm enjoying the fresh air - but with all the pollution from cars that's one benefit of Segway ownership I won't be able to enjoy for much longer.  PS - beyond the commuter these are used by the mobility disabled as a "dignity enhancing" alternative to wheelchairs (I'll let you think about that).  They are also used by police and other municipal services.  You want a problem to which these and other ZEVs are the solution?  How about all of us dying because there's no breathable air, or no water to drink because we used it all up trying to get oil from oilsands, or because we killed each other fighting over that last drop of the wretched stuff?  Snap out of it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jiggyjoepanto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 21st 2007 1:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm sure your Segway does great in snow and on sidewalks that do not get plowed. Segways are a fantastic piece of engineering, but they have limited utility in the real world without significant changes in both infrastructure and people's habits. The thing carries ONE human. Perhaps Kamen and his group of geniuses should come up with something a bit more marketable for the masses and something that more easily fits into the existing infrastructure (sorry, sidewalks is for walking).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 21st 2007 12:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[Not sure where you live, but in every city I've ever lived in or visited, the sidewalks are for walking, jogging, cycling, skating, and yes, Segwaying. All of these groups can and do exist in peace, sharing the same path. I disagree that sidewalks are only for the leisurely stroll; I believe that sidewalks are for getting places, however one chooses to.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[shkolnick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 21st 2007 7:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[Turns out that about ummm like 500 million car trips a day are also carrying one human (and last less than 5 miles). Let's all head back to our SUVs now.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2007 9:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Segway's RMP platform for nerdy robots]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/20/segways-rmp-platform-for-nerdy-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think if a segway were $450 they would be big time, but you can buy a scooter for much less money with the same basic advantages, plus more speed and can carry 2+ people.  This niche is filled with a better cheaper technology. <br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seth Tapper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 25th 2007 1:58PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
