Comments on: Commercial self-balancing unicycle http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/ Fresh hacks every day Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:56:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John Dingley http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-47806 John Dingley Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:26:03 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-47806 The Segway patent of Dean Kamen does also cover one wheeled designs. While making something like this for personal amusement might be OK, making and selling them commercially might not be. The enicycle looks a lot better to ride as it has an ingenious steering mechanism in addition to the forwards/backwards self-balancing. The Segway patent of Dean Kamen does also cover one wheeled designs. While making something like this for personal amusement might be OK, making and selling them commercially might not be.
The enicycle looks a lot better to ride as it has an ingenious steering mechanism in addition to the forwards/backwards self-balancing.

]]> By: Ben http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-46631 Ben Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:42:45 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-46631 Boring... don't need it to be self balancing ;) Boring… don’t need it to be self balancing ;)

]]> By: w00tb0t http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-46588 w00tb0t Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:03:01 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-46588 Thanks, I should have known. I have their album, I knew I have heard something like this before. Thanks, I should have known. I have their album, I knew I have heard something like this before.

]]> By: mjf http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-46549 mjf Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:38:30 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-46549 the song, albeit seems to be a remix, is probably my favorite ambient song period. the album leaf- micro melodies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2NhrVVaG_k http://www.last.fm/music/The+Album+Leaf/_/Micro+Melodies the album versions a bit cleaner of course. the song, albeit seems to be a remix, is probably my favorite ambient song period.

the album leaf- micro melodies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2NhrVVaG_k

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Album+Leaf/_/Micro+Melodies

the album versions a bit cleaner of course.

]]> By: sam http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-46325 sam Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:00:39 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-46325 This takes away the fun and glory of unicycles. This takes away the fun and glory of unicycles.

]]> By: w00tb0t http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-46317 w00tb0t Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:25:00 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-46317 I want one, now maybe I can one-up Randal Munroe. The price seems a little steep but I would be willing to dish out that much for one. I wonder if anyone has released an entirely open-source version with decent documentation and schematics. If not looks like I might have myself a project for the next month or so. I like the enicycle a bit more, the design seems a little cleaner. On a side note, does anyone happen to know the name of the song in this video. Sounds like a nice adition to my ambient mixes. I want one, now maybe I can one-up Randal Munroe.

The price seems a little steep but I would be willing to dish out that much for one. I wonder if anyone has released an entirely open-source version with decent documentation and schematics. If not looks like I might have myself a project for the next month or so.

I like the enicycle a bit more, the design seems a little cleaner.

On a side note, does anyone happen to know the name of the song in this video. Sounds like a nice adition to my ambient mixes.

]]> By: homerg http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-46300 homerg Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:48:26 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-46300 so if you hop off, will it still stand upright? that'd be the only thing that makes it worth it to me :P so if you hop off, will it still stand upright? that’d be the only thing that makes it worth it to me :P

]]> By: mat http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-46291 mat Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:36:58 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-46291 Looks like the trundelbugs from The Roads Must Roll. OMG Heinlein was right!!!! Looks like the trundelbugs from The Roads Must Roll. OMG Heinlein was right!!!!

]]> By: epicelite http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-46279 epicelite Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:52:56 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-46279 IN BEFORE SEGWAY TAKEOFF. IN BEFORE SEGWAY TAKEOFF.

]]> By: SurferPR http://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-46276 SurferPR Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:42:57 +0000 http://hackadaycom.wordpress.com/?p=4938#comment-46276 God... I have seen some pretty useless expensive stuff before but this one takes the cake! God… I have seen some pretty useless expensive stuff before but this one takes the cake!

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