Who invented the Segway, a personal transporter?

Dean Lawrence Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for his invention of the Segway, as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers.

The Segway PT (originally Segway HT) is a two-wheeled, self-balancing personal transporter manufactured by Segway Inc. It was brought to market in 2001. HT is an initialism for "human transporter" and PT for "personal transporter".

The Segway PT (referred to at the time as the Segway HT) was developed from the self-balancing iBOT wheelchair which was initially developed at University of Plymouth, in conjunction with BAE Systems and Sumitomo Precision Products. Segway's first patent was filed in 1994 and granted in 1997 followed by others including one submitted in June 1999 and granted in October 2001.