The meaning of Segway: Instinctual systems

Executive Summary The Segway Human Transporter (HT) is a consumer device with the potential to bring together sophisticated computer technology with the deep understandings provided by advanced medical research. The most dramatic effect is the ability of this scooter to stay balanced while moving forward or backward, quickly or slowly, based on natural human responses. Such an instinctual device heralds the arrival of both more intuitive interfaces and the potential for redesigning IT systems on more human terms, taking better advantage of attention, pattern recognition and affective responses as well as other detectable human experiences.