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		bryanrasmussen on Dec 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Asking your customers what they want doesn't work it's pretty common that the first iteration of a piece of hardware is big.

brandall10 on Jan 1, 2024 [–]

Of course, but the problem is the lack of adoption didn't really push it to become smaller or substantially cheaper and more accessible. A modern Segway has a similar footprint.

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