It was the pupils, aged between four and nine, who prompted the idea of two-wheeled transport.
The two-wheeled, gyroscopically balanced concept vehicle's spare chrome and white body seems to float through the air.
The Segway, that marvel of two-wheeled balance and electric mobility, may someday solve America's dependence on gas-powered engines.
By one estimate, last year Indians spent more money on gold than on cars, two-wheeled transport, fridges and colour televisions combined.
To be fair, Segway's two-wheeled wonders were never intended for this kind of reckless jackassery, even in the name of American progress.
Research associate Gauri Nanda's two-wheeled "Clocky" automatically rolls off the bedside table when the alarm goes off and the snooze button is pressed.
Grab a two-wheeled machine from any of the 250 docking stations and you will quickly discover that cycling suits this flat, balmy metropolis.
In fact, investors expected hundreds of thousands of these two-wheeled power scooters for adults to be sold, generating billions of dollars in the first year.
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Despite its working-class origins one of Britain's first cycling outfits was the socialist Clarion Club in Birmingham two-wheeled transport is now mostly the preserve of wealthy men.
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The Nano is also transformational in India, which primarily relies on bikes and other two-wheeled transportation options, so the Nano could be competitive in other similar, developing markets, he says.
The two-wheeled bot is equipped with a low-resolution monochrome camera that feeds images back to the Operator Control Unit, and since it weighs just a single pound and fits in most cargo pockets, the whole platoon could carry their own in order to really scope out the next bend.
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It is India's biggest maker of two- and three-wheeled vehicles.
In the summer, your adventure begins with a two-mile dog sled ride in a wheeled sled.
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