Japanese Engineer Develops 'WalkCar,' a Mini-Segway

rtoz writes: A Japanese engineer has developed a portable transporter small enough to be carried in a backpack that he says is the world's first 'car in a bag'. The lithium battery-powered "WalkCar" device is the size of a laptop and resembles a skateboard more than a car. According to the Reuters report, the slender WalkCar is made from aluminum and weighs between two and three kilograms , depending on whether it is an indoor or outdoor version. The aluminum board and can take loads of up to 120kg., and it reaches top speeds of 10 kilometers per hour, for distances of up to 12 kilometers after three hours of charging. When a rider stands on it, the WalkCar starts automatically, while simply stepping off stops the vehicle. To change direction, the user just shifts their weight.

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Wheel size limitations..

[Rick in China]

With wheels that small I can imagine that, unless you're on a very smooth even surface it will end up getting f'd up by rocks, divits, bumps, or just generally tiled/uneven textures that can be found all over. It's also not a whole lot smaller than those electric unicycles, except it goes half as slow as the average one and lasts far shorter distances - and carries less weight.

Useless product.