One wheel, SAS stablised rovers. In real life.

[Tw1]

Turns out its not just a kerbal thing.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/4422853/onewheel-the-self-balancing-electric-skateboard

Like a scateboard meets segway.

My birthday is in April... anyone?

Edited January 13, 2014 by Tw1

[MC.STEEL]

yea ive seen tech like this before

theres the RYNO a one weel electric motorcycle and another motorised unicicle that i dont remember its name but it was red

and another thats just a weel with step pads on it and segways are the granddaddys of them all

and now this

i see another vehicle market coming in fast

[sal_vager]

Looks fun

[Peter KG6LSE]

I own a segway !

And I am in loose contact with the inventor of the RYNO . He came to my College ( oregon tech ) and we had a very nice chat about his system . He was looking for summer help for batts .... ended up nabbing a PSU student .

VIDEO of the same Seg

Please pardon the batman suit . It was halloween last Year .

The RYNO and Seg have a non spinning Gyro called a MEMS sensor . same kind used in a WiiMote and a Ipad.

The MEMS sends data to the Main CPU and It then has a IMU of sorts to then control the PWM to the Drive motors .

As fun as they are to drive , I have one as I cant drive a car and I have Really bad knees so no bike .....

Edited January 12, 2014 by Peter KG6LSE

[Tw1]

That's a cool video, the swishing cape adds to the effect. Segways and batman are a good mix.

If I could afford one of these things, I'd be the coolest guy at uni. And it'd save me some effort, my uni's on a steep site.

Edit: Bob has a segway now.

Edited January 13, 2014 by Tw1

[Peter KG6LSE]

HA! now I SO need to add that to my Mun lander next flight . .

I was gonna head to bed . naw Iam gonna make me a KerWay tonight !

Segway makes a robotics platform " SMRP "

[Tw1]

Just saw a segway up close in real life for the first time. Camera man outside the Sydney Cricket Ground. Thought I'd post about it.

[Javster]

Just saw a segway up close in real life for the first time. Camera man outside the Sydney Cricket Ground. Thought I'd post about it.

Saw one in a train station.

[Tw1]

Saw one in a train station.

Makes sense. No needed to find a parking spot, just stand it up next to you.

I reckon the skateboard thing would be even easier though, especially if can go reasonable distances and charges fast, like they claim.

[Vladthemad]

Why screw around with wimpy little electric vehicles?

Problem is the quick stops usually end up in a face plant on a monowheel.

I'd much prefer a pulse jet engined bicycle...much safer.

Edited January 25, 2014 by Vladthemad

[nhnifong]