---
title: "Segway is Back With An Even More Insane Way To Move Your Feet"
description: "Segway is about to launch a new generation of personal transportation: self-balancing, motorized roller skates will launch next month."
date: "2018-09-27"
modified: "2018-09-28"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/segway-skates-drift"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
tags:
  - "drift"
  - "Segway"
  - "transport"
---

# Segway is Back With An Even More Insane Way To Move Your Feet

![Segway is about to launch a new generation of personal transportation: self-balancing, motorized roller skates will launch next month.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/segway-drift-w11.png>)
*\<em\>Image: Segway\</em\>*

## WHAT?

Hold onto your rapidly accelerating, non-locomoting feet — Segway is back with a new product: Segway skates.

Yes, seriously.

As *[Fast Company reported](<https://www.fastcompany.com/90242145/segway-is-back-and-its-coming-for-your-last-shred-of-dignity?partner=rss&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss>)*, the company best known for making tourists stand out even more hilariously has met its crowdfunding goal for The Drift W1, a pair of self-balancing e-skates. In fact, the [Indiegogo campaign](<https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-drift-w1-experience-segway-s-new-age-e-skates#/>) raised almost *30 times* its funding goal, with two weeks to spare.

## OKAY BUT WHAT?

Wondering where Segway has been over the past few years? Well, the company's actually been around, making a decent bit of money after [being purchased by Ninebot](<https://futurism.com/ninebot-segway-adorable-helper-robot-segway-can-ride>), a Beijing robotics company that makes little self-balancing helper bots.

## SERIOUSLY: WHAT.

Let’s not ignore the extremely dumb-looking elephant in the room. If you thought scooters were annoying, just wait until the sidewalks are flooded by bros zipping around on their high-tech Heelys. Segway plans on shipping The Drift W1 to Indiegogo backers in October. The company is hoping to capitalize on the [hoverboard craze](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/hoverboard-injuries>), though at a retail price of $499 (a hoverboard typically runs [about $200](<https://www.amazon.com/slp/best-hoverboards/2mfj29cvetjp6kk>)) it’s unclear if these skates can ever become as popular.

*READ MORE:* [Segway is back, and it’s coming for your last shred of dignity](<https://www.fastcompany.com/90242145/segway-is-back-and-its-coming-for-your-last-shred-of-dignity?partner=rss&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss>) \[*Fast Company*\]

***More on Segway:*** ***This Segway Turns into a Ridable Robot***

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

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