Editing Segway (section)

===Subsidiary of Ninebot===
Ninebot, a Beijing-based transportation robotics startup and a rival of Segway Inc., acquired Segway Inc. in April 2015, having raised $80M from [[Xiaomi]] and [[Sequoia Capital]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Catherine Shu|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/15/ninebot-segways-into-the-future/|title=Beijing-based Ninebot Acquires Segway, Raises $80M From Xiaomi And Sequoia|work=TechCrunch|date=15 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3822962/segway-ninebot-china/|title=Why This Chinese Startup Just Bought a Company Americans Love to Ridicule|magazine=Time|date=15 April 2015}}</ref> The acquisition came months after the [[United States International Trade Commission|U.S. International Trade Commission]] agreed to investigate Segway Inc.'s claim that Ninebot and other companies were infringing on its patents and copyrights.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=CTV News {{!}} Business News – Financial News Canada |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/china-s-ninebot-buys-personal-scooter-maker-segway-1.2327954/comments-7.630392 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=www.ctvnews.ca}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2016-03-17 |title=Segway Patent Complaint Could Result In Import Ban On Most "Hoverboard" Scooters |url=https://consumerist.com/2016/03/17/segway-patent-complaint-could-result-in-import-ban-on-most-hoverboard-scooters/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Consumerist |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Mullin |first=Joe |date=2016-03-17 |title=Most "hoverboards" set to be banned from US, courtesy of Segway |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/segway-uses-patents-to-win-an-import-ban-on-competing-hoverboards/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref> Segway Inc. requested the blocking of imports of competing scooters into the United States.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

In June 2016, Segway Inc. launched the Segway miniPRO, a smaller [[self-balancing scooter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/06/01/segway-launches-1000-self-balancing-scooter-than-can-be-controlled-like-a-drone-from-your-phone/|title=Segway launches $1,000 self-balancing scooter you can control like a drone from your phone|work=Venture Beat|date=1 June 2016}}</ref>