Inventor Dean Kamen lays out his argument for the Segway and offers a peek into his next big ideas (portable energy and water purification for developing countries).
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Keith Johnston commented on Nov 27 2008
The Segway seems like a great idea but after thinking I wondered how a person could use it if they have one or two children to accompany them. Is their some kind of baby seat? Realistically it would need one to take children up to 5 years old. Perhaps there is an adapter? Ideally it could carry up to 4 children. For children over 5 years old Dean should consider a miniature version with control over rides by the “mother ” Segway, or perhaps the answer is just a simple trailer?
Has this ever been addressed by Dean?