Segways and Segway clones are nothing new, but at this year’s HKEF 2016, one manufacturer caught our eye. It’s a Segway from Eswing that’s designed for off-road use. The ESWING Smart Scooter… Cool! Other models included the Mini Q1 designed for kids and adults alike. The Funky Kit team gets to try the Mini Q1.
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About Eswing, taken from their website …
“Shenzhen XinLi Technology Co., Limited, is established in October 2010, a well-known original manufacturer of two-wheel self-balancing electronic scooters (likes segway personal transporters), locats in Shenzhen, China. ESWING is our registered brand.
We create and produce self-balance scooters with an international brand (ESWING) as a strategic goal, after years of development, we have now become a multi-function company with research and development, production, sales and services.
Good faith, innovation, responsibility, excellence in management, energy saving, low carbon and environmental protection in the sense of social responsibility, is committed to providing high quality to be the human walking tool.
At present, our company has a number of independent intellectual property rights to “energy saving, environmental protection” as the product development goals, successively through the company CE, FCC and RoHS certificates.”
Off-road: Conquer Model
The Off-Road Conquer is designed specifically for the outdoors. It’s rugged, weatherproof and can be used on literally any service. This particular model comes with a pair of massive 19″ alloys (Aluminum), has a top speed of 16 km/h and a max range of 25 km.
You don’t need to balance yourself on this Segway … you stand on it and then use the handle bar to navigate and to assist your balance. It even has a waterproof torch (headlight) for night driving/riding.
What’s more, it has a built in RFID and GPS system, and you can also download an App for full connectivity via bluetooth to your smartphone.
Specifications
- Dimension:830*470*1000 (mm)
- N.W:55 (kg)
- Max Load(kg) :110
- Power:Brush Dc Motor
- Tire size :19″ Vacuum(Aluminum Alloy Rim)
- Min Turning Radius:0
- Max Climbing :≤30°
- Max Speed:16(km/h)
- Max Mileage:25 (km)
- Height of Handle:800-1100 Adjustable(mm)
- Height of Pedal :270(mm)
- Max Height of Off-Ground :160 (mm)
- Battery Show :80(kpa)
- Charging Time:6-8(hour)
Mini Q1 Model
The Mini Q1 is Eswing’s newest edition to their catalog. It’s designed to kids and has a top speed of 12 km/h and a max range of 18 km.
It’s much lighter and smaller than the off-road version, weighing only 18.5kg and measuring 46.5×38.5x26cm. It’s compact enough to put in the boot of your car, and it’s a great addition to have, especially on a day out with the family.
Again, there’s also an App which you can download to monitor the unit and offers full connectivity via bluetooth to your smartphone.
Specifications
- Model:mini Q1
- Dimension:465*385*260
- N.W:18.5 (kg)
- Max Load(kg):90kg
- Power:Brush Dc Motor
- Tire size:8″ Vacuum(Aluminum Alloy Rim)
- Min Turning Radius:0
- Max Climbing:≤15°Max Speed:12(km/h)
- Max Mileage:18 (km)
- Height of Handle:700-1050 Adjustable(mm)
- Height of Pedal :210(mm)
- Max Height of Off-Ground:38 (mm)
- Charging Time:3―5(hour)
“Self balancing two wheeled vehicle operation principle as long as it is based on a known as “the basic principle of dynamic stability”, that is to say the automatic balance ability of the vehicle itself.
With a built-in precision solid-state gyroscope to determine the posture of the body, through the precise and high-speed central microprocessor to calculate the appropriate instruction, to drive the motor to achieve a balanced effect.”
Whether these scooters are legally road-worthy or not, is a question you might want to consider. So check the Transport Authority of your country first. However, if you use it indoors or out in the wild (not on urban roads), you should be fine 😉
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