Patent ID: 8424628

Claim:
An apparatus for remotely operating a two wheeled, motorized, self-balancing personal transporter comprising: said two wheeled, motorized, self-balancing personal transporter with one or more rider detection sensors proximate a step pad, said personal transporter having a front end and a rear end with opposing left and right sides therebetween; a manual override mechanism positionable in a disengaged position and an engaged position with said one or more rider detection sensors, wherein said engaged position of said manual override mechanism simulates a user riding said transporter; when said manual override mechanism is in said engaged position, a lateral steering mechanism and a leaning mechanism coupled to said transporter are remotely operated by a user using a wireless controller to navigate said transporter; said leaning mechanism simulates a riding user's center of gravity repositioning relative to said transporter in order to move said transporter forward and backward; and said lateral steering mechanism simulates a riding user steering said transporter in lateral directions.