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A RW robot lays on the ground after falling during the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris on June 19, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)
A RW robot lays on the ground after falling during the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

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Steve Wozniak (right) battles for control of the ball while playing polo on a Segway's in Silicon Valley in 2004.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (right) battles for control of the ball while playing polo on a Segway's in Silicon Valley in 2004.

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