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Vehicle: Segway
Segway Light Cavalry   (+7, -1)  [vote for, against]
Mount a machine gun on that baby and charge

I know that the military is working on Segway based robots. But why not create a light cavalry. The Segway drives itself at high speeds across the battlefield as you shoot away.
-- theircompetitor, Jan 02 2004

A slightly different Segway cavalry http://www.engadget...y/8547878343477423/
[theircompetitor, Dec 03 2004]

More Segway cavalry http://www.google.c...search=&safe=images
[normzone, Dec 03 2004]

Segway Kung Fu http://news.xinhuan...content_8479901.htm
Your Gyroscope Is Very Strong [theircompetitor, Jul 04 2008]

Now with a saddle http://www.wired.co...ke-from-the-future/
[theircompetitor, Mar 25 2010]

getting baked... http://www.kk.org/s...guns_on_segways.php
I saw one with room for two shotguns once, but I can't find it. [ye_river_xiv, Mar 26 2010]

Apparently, you can make this stuff up http://www.wired.co...mmies-ride-segways/
Armed Segway training [theircompetitor, Nov 30 2011]

Ever tried to maneuver a wheeled vehicle on broken ground? Your effective limit on the brokenness of the ground you can traverse is less than half the radius of the wheel. In other words, there's a damn good reason tanks have treads and huge wheels; they are needed to cope with uneven terrain. A Segway isn't going to be worth jack on even moderately broken terrain, and it isn't worth shit in sand. Can you say "sitting duck"?
-- spammityspam, Jan 02 2004


Based on the wheelchair Kamen invented, the iBot. I'm sure the platform can be modified to address terrain issues
-- theircompetitor, Jan 02 2004


You mean speed relatively, right?

I could see urban usage if the front was a built proof shield and the device reinforced to help a soldier/cop carry heavy equipment (battering ram, etc.)
-- JeremiahBritt, Dec 03 2004


With the added tactical advantage that the enemy would be rolling around laughing at you.
-- sophocles, Dec 03 2004


I think the 12mph speed limits on the segway are tort related. No reason a hardened unit can't be as fast as an electric car, right?
-- theircompetitor, Dec 03 2004


//With the added tactical advantage that the enemy would be rolling around laughing at you// Yes, and I'm laughing at this! lmfao!
-- EvilPickels, Dec 03 2004


I don't think I can think of an assault vehicle that offers more protection against incoming fire,more stability as a gun platform, more maneuverability across hard terrain, greater reliability and greater range.

Oh yes I can, my legs.
-- wagster, Dec 03 2004


more stability as a gun platform? no way. more protection? obviously not, this can be armored.

it's a horseless chariot.
-- theircompetitor, Dec 03 2004


When's the last time you tried to fire an M-16 onehanded?
-- 5th Earth, Dec 03 2004


It can be mounted on the steering bar and adjust gyroscopically to give you better aim then otherwise
-- theircompetitor, Dec 03 2004


If I had like a million dollars per idea that comes true, I'd be rich.
-- theircompetitor, Jul 04 2008


That's crazy shit, [tc].
-- wagster, Jul 04 2008


Good grief!
-- DrBob, Jul 04 2008



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