Segway bought by Xiaomi-backed robotics startup

China-based Ninebot plans to use self-balancing technology to produce new transport systems as Xiaomi continues expanding beyond smartphonesAmerican self-balancing transport firm Segway has been bought by a Chinese robotics startup backed by Xiaomi.
Beijing-headquartered Ninebot, maker of similar personal transport devices, will maintain Segway as a subsidiary, but will integrate its technology into future products focused on internet-connected electric vehicles with advanced human-machine inter