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I thnik its meant more to show-off design capibilities, that you can dream up something that might be possible someday (25 years from now) and make up a prototype to show what it will look like.
not that they have any idea how to make one actually work
not yet anyway :c)
engineering is kinda like magic in a way. Once you see someone do a magic trick, then you know its possible, and you only need to figure out how they did it.
thats part of the reason we have patents - once people see something working they will figure out how it works eventually
concepts like this one wheel motorcycle are like that - they get people thinking, inspired
in fact, I think its safe to say the Segway was inspired by the Ibot wheelchair - taking the idea one step in a different direction.
BTW - 25 years would be just about right, thats when Deans patents will begin to expire for the Segway :c)
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