Goodbye Mr. Bond
A colleague of mine shared a story about a Chinese anti-terror unit practicing for the upcoming Olympics--on Segways. I suspect the founder of Segway, Dean Kamen, didn't have this in mind when he launched the company, but money is money. Now they have a whole Police and Government unit.
When I saw this photo only one thing came to mind--a quote from Ernst Stavro Blofeld, James Bond's nemesis:
"Goodbye, Mr. Bond"
But in all seriousness, I have no doubt that these Chinese troopers are indeed accurate, efficient and deadly. Now if we could just replace human legs with wheels.
Posted by Warren Adelman at 7/6/2008 5:02 PM 
Categories: Military Innovation
Tags: warfare security Segway China
Categories: Military Innovation
Tags: warfare security Segway China
I'm a bit suspect of this story. First anti-terrorist troopers are in peak condition and could run faster than they could motor on a Segway. Second, they would also have far more lateral movement on their feet.
I might believe that normal patrol troopers would use Segways to patrol an area, but can't see how they'd conduct an assault on Segways.
I will say that at first glance it sure gave me a smile.
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May indeed be real. You can find a news story about it by clicking here.
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Maybe the Segways aren't for rapid movement but rapid enough movement while firing stably? Most likely, they would be on level concrete ground.
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There are more pictures here:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2008-06/30/content_8466813.htm
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No matter how long I look at this I can't imagine this with a "Ride of the Valkyries" soundtrack. The future of warfare is Devo?
Seriously I hope someone opens up a paintball and segway tournament soon. It's an idea that's time has come http://moneyloo.com/segway-polo-and-paintball/
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