Is Segway about to step in dog poop?

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

After the Olympics, Segway better hope that their gadget  doesn't end up
getting used in Tibet:

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17912_3-9983589-72.html?tag=nefd.top


China's military tries out Segways


Posted by Candace
<http://news.cnet.com/8300-17912_3-72.html?authorId=9942920>  Lombardi 

(Credit: Segway)

Visitors to this summer's Olympics in Beijing may see a familiar American
gadget on the go, according to a report from the Xinhua News Agency, the
official press agency of China.

China's military demonstrated on Tuesday their skills at balancing and
shooting while on Segways (Xinhua
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/03/content_8479901.htm>  photo of
demo) during a series of drills of anti-terrorist units in Jinan, Shandong
Province, according to Xinhua.

The Segway was demonstrated as a useful tool since it allows soldiers, once
they are trained in balancing and maneuvering the machine, to keep both
hands on their weapon while still accelerating and turning the device with
their body movements. In skilled hands, a Segway could be kept still enough
to offer a stable position from which to shoot.

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