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Originally Posted by Billfred
Seconded. You try driving your team's robot around an urban setting, and see how easy it is to get into and out of buildings and even go down the sidewalk. (I know it was quite a challenge with Ockham.)
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No I'm not discrediting the technical superiority of the wheelchair over the Segway I'm just saying that...
1) What if it failed during use with someone in it, it might cause serious harm. Keep in mind i know that this was remarkably engineered for safety but any mass produced object has a chance for failure.
2) I look at the computers like the Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator and think that is so much cooler then an Alienware area51. Ive got a soft spot for firsts (yes the chair is the first of its kind and i wouldn't be surprised to find the Segway isn't the first to employ that type of technology). And yes I love the chair and hardly discredit the huge potential. Keep in mind its just an opinion.
The best way to deal with an opponent who is going to hang is to go and hang yourself. - dtengineering [more] 
19-10-2005, 16:50
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