Toyota Begins Public Trials of Winglet Personal Transport Assistance Robot [w/Video]
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Toyota Begins Public Trials of Winglet Personal Transport Assistance Robot [w/Video]



Congratulations Toyota, you have just re-discovered the Segway. Even though you've named it the Winglet and are describing it as a "personal transport assistance robot ridden in a standing position", we fail to see how this is a different concept to Segway's, two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered electric vehicle, that has been in the market since the beginning of the previous decade. Read more »




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