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Segway Robots Used For Australian Sniper Target Practice Training
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]
GM and Segway Partner On P.U.M.A. Car Project
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:
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