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Pocket-sized personal transporters could soon be seen on streets of Tokyo

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By Stephanie Nebehay

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a picture would be great, especially with a sumo wrestler riding on the device.

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You can see it in action on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS-Bdy6nf80

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This is pretty amazing and really cool. I'd be sure it'll be adopted into society way more easily than the Segway. I can already imagine Red Bull tricking these out to go 30kmh through urban obstacle courses.

But sad to say, with every sale there will be a correlation to an increased BMI. Soon enough they'll need to make a 200kg version. The world is looking more and more like WALL-E...

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That's sweet. It would be great for these hot summer days when you need to walk somewhere, but want to limit physical activity so as to not sweat.

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looks lame and just an improved version of skaters

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Those two back wheels look pretty fragile.

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At under $1,000 USD, it should have a large market.

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wheels are pretty small. could see some older people getting pitched off when the wheels get stuck on a rough pavement or a rock.

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It's a toy really a bit like a razor. Agree with fds but think the target market isn't the aged and infirm.

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