Snipers that are training as part of the Australian Department of Defence has been working with Marathon Robotics of Sydney, Australia to create a training ground. The training ground features Segway robots that glide around by leaning forward to accelerate and leaning backward to stop which makes them harder to hit. When a sniper hits one of the robots, the other Segway robots scatter automatically, making the training even more realistic. The Segway robots use the Rover system GPS and a scanning laser rangefinder for navigation. [CNET]

Segway and GM are partnering on a project called the P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility & Accessibility). The P.U.M.A. is basically a two-person Segway that is made for city driving only since it tops at 35MPH and has about a 35-mile range on lithium ion batteries. Currently the P.U.M.A. is in prototype stages so the picture above does not look impressive at all. It is not weather-friendly yet. Between Segway and GM, they hope to roll this dinky car into production by 2012. Check out a video demo of it below: