The Ryno
The Ryno is an all-electric, self-balancing, one-wheeled personal mobility device that uses a combination of gyroscope sensors and accelerometers to balance itself. The microcycle has a single 25-inch motorcycle tire and reaches speeds up to 10 mph.
The twin wheeled skateboard works like a Segway. Electric skateboards exist already with powered rear wheels, but the plan here was to build something like a Segway but in the form of a skateboard. It knows which way is “up” via a combination of gyroscope and and accelerometer sensors. (Videos)
Continue reading… “A self-balancing skateboard/Segway project”
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“The world’s first spherical flying machine” has been developed by the research department at Japan’s Ministry of Defense. It can hover like a helicopter and fly in all directions.
Continue reading… “Japan’s Ministry Of Defense develops flying robotic orb (Video)”