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Build Your Own Self-Balancing Unicycle

Posted by michael on from the helmet-strongly-advised dept.

CaptainKaos[DOH!] writes "Robot hacker Trevor Blackwell is at it again, this time with a self-balancing Eunicycle. Blackwell writes, 'Some time ago I built a self-balancing two-wheeled scooter. Since then I realized that two wheels are redundant, and only a single wheel is needed to make a ridable vehicle. A vehicle with a single wheel is much smaller and lighter. It weighs under 30 lbs and is easily carried with one hand when going up stairs or on public transportation.' Trevor's previous 'Segway' type two-wheeler was mentioned on Slashdot."

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  1. Animal Pharm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    One wheel good, two wheels bad!

    1. Re:Animal Pharm by game+kid · · Score: 5, Funny

      All unicycles are equal (but some equalize themselves more than others).

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  2. The practical use is? by freralqqvba · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I have a strong bias towards building products that people buy for their own use." -Trevor

    I too support people killing themselves. But, really - couldn't we find a more effective method?

    1. Re:The practical use is? by Quixote · · Score: 5, Insightful
      The practical use is?

      None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Absolutely Zero.

      He built it because he wanted to! This is how you learn: by experimenting, by taking things apart and putting them back together, etc. Doing such hobby projects is a great learning experience.