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A self-balancing scooter is a class of self-balancing personal transporter with two parallel wheels. Examples include the Segway PT, the self-balancing hoverboard the Segway MiniPRO and iBOT (a self-balancing wheelchair that can climb stairs).

History
Segway started development of the iBOT in 1990 with the first working prototypes available in 1992. Their first patent for a self-balancing device was filed in 1994 and granted in 1997 and the product was revealed to the public in June 1999.

The Segway PT was launched in New York City in December 2001 with product delivery to customers from 2002.

Shane Chen then went on to file a patent for a self-balancing hoverboard in February 2013, and launched a Kickstarter fund-raising campaign in May 2013 with multiple companies, mainly in China releasing similar products. 500,000 units from 10 suppliers were recalled from the US market alone in July 2016.

The Segway miniPRO was launched in January 2016 which can also operate independently robot.