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Bombardier's Hot Wheel

Posted by timothy on from the dorky-or-cool dept.

Anonymous Chris writes "Following the release of the Segway, Bombardier (the makers of such things as Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles) announce their prototype Embrio - a motorcycle-like unicycle that uses gyroscopes to balance itself and runs off hydrogen fuel cells. It also features a landing gear that automatically retracts once you reach 12 m.p.h. The story is at Forbes. You can also get more information directly from their website."

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  1. As seen on TV by Froug · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This reminds me of the unicycles in The Venus Wars (aka Uinasu senki).

  2. Looks like something Judge Dredd might ride by Zog+The+Undeniable · · Score: 3, Interesting

    but I can't see it being stable if you have to stop quickly. How would it resist the inertial force of a 200lb person being thrown forwards?

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  3. Re:When and how much? by thogard · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The Wheelman is much cheaper and appears to have about the same risk level. Its only $1500 for a motorized device that you stand on and doesn't have anything to hold on to. I've seen these in action and the seem to work well.