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U.S. Marshals Raid Chinese Hoverboard Booth At CES

In an unusual moment at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, two U.S. federal marshals showed up at a Chinese company's booth and carried away their one-wheeled skateboard that was on display.

In an unusual moment at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, two U.S. federal marshals showed up at a Chinese company's booth and carried away their one-wheeled skateboard that was on display. The raid on the show floor was the result of a weeks long effort by Future Motion, a Silicon Valley startup that said it invented and patented a self-balancing electric skateboard that looks strikingly similar to the ones the marshals confiscated.

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