Thread: Segway v2.0?
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Re: Segway v2.0?
The next major "leap" would be to engineer a leg out of (guess what?) real human cells. The main benefit to segway is speed. It can go 9 mph without huffing and puffing for a mile or two. It would take some physical training for a layman to do that. The Japanese "legway" would probably be very slow, but it has good use for the handicapped.
The "Real Leg", as I call it, would be just for those who unfortunately cannot walk. It would be attached to nerves, so it could be controlled almost unconsciously like a body part. If there is a way to engineer organs and tissue without maiming a live human being (i.e. produce only legs or only hearts), that would be a great leap forward into the 22nd Century.
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