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nerfman39
03-06-2007, 08:51 AM
Unfortunately I can't post the actual video as it is copyrighted material, but the latest promo being shown on the BBC for its sports coverage shows a cameraman with a Steadycam rig on a Segway following a Golf game

Now this isn't too much of a shock as this seems like a very good idea, the BBC used to use Citroen cars with their hydopneumatic suspension so as not to give a jerky picture when filming horse races, but the odd thing was that it looked like a Gen1 machine, but with no handlebars. Instead it appeared to be controlled by a short stem with two paddles which connected to the cameraman's calf muscles.

Any ideas where this comes from? Looks too old to be from the platform project. Does this ring a bell with anyone?




JohnM
03-06-2007, 10:10 AM
http://www.drdierks.de/segway/spezial/stage/Bilder/ht.gif
http://www.drdierks.de/segway/spezial/moviesegway/details.htm

gbrandwood
03-06-2007, 05:11 PM
I remember seeing this used recently during the Open Golf tournament, held in Liverpool in the UK. It was an XT I saw. Now that the BBC have a few channels on YouTube, it might eventually make it on to the net.

The XT/x2/x2 Golf has better wheels for making this work, both grip wise and to soften the suspension.