Segway Inc.
Chinese-acquired American maker of self-balancing personal transporters / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Segway Inc. is a Chinese owned, formerly American manufacturer of two-wheeled personal transporters, chiefly through its Segway PT and Segway miniPro product lines. Founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1999, the company's name is a homophone of the word "segue".
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Personal transporters and robotics |
Founded | July 27, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-07-27)[1] |
Founder | Dean Kamen |
Headquarters | Beijing, China |
Key people | Wang Ye (CEO) Dean L. Kamen (Founder) Alex Chen Huang (President) Tony Ho (US Vice President Robotics and Business Development) Gao Lufeng (Chairman)[1] |
Owner | Ninebot |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references Www.ninebot.com |
Segway Inc. was headquartered in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and primarily marketed its products to various niche markets, including police departments, military bases, warehouses, corporate campuses, and industrial sites. It has held some key patents on designs for self-balancing personal transporters, although some of them have since expired. Since the Chinese company Ninebot acquired it in 2015, Segway has focused on developing a stronger presence in the consumer market with smaller products such as the Segway miniPro.