A friend saw this cruising around the Arizona State campus: Chris Coleman, a sculptor, has made a self-balancing one-wheeled skateboard based on Ben Smither’s design. He fabbed the metal frame himself, used an Arduino microcontroller, and published his code. Incredible; great job!
Self-balancing one-wheeled skateboard – Link.
Related:
Homemade balancing one-wheeled scooter – Link.
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a) balances
b) fits in a duffel bag
I hope this changes the way cities are designed :)
(Yes, Segway’s handlebars are a handy place to hang one’s hands, stow a drink holder, etc, but it can’t help looking dorky. Skateboards, even giant clunky one-wheelers, don’t.)