Solowheel electric unicycle is a personal transportation device that is more compact than any folding bicycle.
Powered by 1000 watt motor, $1500 Solowheel consists of gyro sensors, two foldable foot platforms, and a battery. It weighs only 20 pounds, has a top speed of 12 mph, and can travel 12 miles on a single charge.
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Shaun
OMFG SO COOL I WANT ONE
Feb 19th, 2011
peppy
Oh my! Everything the Segway isn’t.
This thing is awesome!
Feb 19th, 2011
Art of Concept
Looks really cool!
Feb 20th, 2011
Jack(A.Z)
Life is going to be as easiest as it can…
Feb 20th, 2011
DAN
FAT FARM HERE I COME!!!!…………NO MORE WALKING????…………LOL
Feb 20th, 2011
Piecebypeace
Lazy people. Lazy people everywhere.
Feb 20th, 2011
Rindane
i am curious about this product. i think the person who use it, would seek a place to grab with his hands. but cool anyway.
Feb 20th, 2011
Lucky
People … USE YOUR FEET! 12 miles? come on!
Feb 20th, 2011
Lulu-Chan
it it very cool! but no walking = people gaining weight
Feb 20th, 2011
Senjugudin
But it still can’t replace the walk system cause due the fact it doesn’t seem to have a braking system.
Feb 20th, 2011
dhanesh
it must strictly be sold to people over 50yrs or disabled…
Feb 20th, 2011
Danyell
People need to calm down. Has *any* kind of vehicle “replaced walking”?
Feb 20th, 2011
JoeWar
Yeah, it’s cool, until the rider hits a curb or a stick on the ground and goes flying. This is a stupid invention because it is dangerous. No way to prevent an accident.
Feb 20th, 2011
KellyNoBrainer
Dumbest gadget yet-older people have a poor sense of balance and couldnt carry the wheel- nothing to hold on to you will wind up with a broken hip- liabilty insurance is necessary to operate it in case you hit someone by mistake- this is the most dangerous stupid thing I have ever seen.
Feb 20th, 2011
Kyle
I would love to see a fat person on this . . Very practical if you work 12 miles or less from where you live and don’t want a car.
For the haters try walking 12 mph
Feb 20th, 2011
Mac
I’m just saying… I don’t think it would cause all that much weight gain. Have you ever tried to hold your balance on a single wheel without exerting any amount of energy? To be honest, I think it would be a better calorie-burner than walking itself.
Feb 20th, 2011
222
i bet there is a weight limit… for all you who say people will gain weight.
Feb 21st, 2011
2LV2
I Love This!
Feb 21st, 2011
jaqi mugo
How does it do up and down hills? And is the speed constant or can you speed up and slow down?
Feb 21st, 2011
Radu
If everyone would use this there would be chaos, you’d have to make traffic rules for people using it, and also a collision between two people using this wouldn’t be that pleasant. Also, I don’t see how can you brake or control the speed. I think it’s stupid and I would rather use an electric or regular bicycle.
Feb 21st, 2011
sauerkrautmaiden
i’m not really worried about people gaining weight b/c you are actually more active using this than sitting in a car or on the bus… but it doesn’t seem very practical… i would think you’d want to hold on to something, especially if you are going a longer distance. and the foot “pedals” seem rather small.
Feb 21st, 2011
Cola
….How do you stop.
Feb 21st, 2011
el_macabron
i think that it moves the same way as the segway,b/c it’s composed by giroscopes that active the movement according to the way you place or move your feet, if you want to move forward you just have to tilt your body forward and you can stop just bowing yourself backward, the initial movement is just to plce yourself in the device, the same as a monocycle but a lot safer b/c you don’t have to move your feet while your moving even if didn’t want to.
Feb 26th, 2011
leo
nice….! I want One.
Mar 11th, 2011
marcelo
***ING GENIUS!!!!
Jun 9th, 2011
quiltfanatic
Never mind lazy. I see this as a tool for people who cannot walk easily but who don’t want to take a wheelchair into the mall or to the doctor’s office or to pick up their mail down the street. I see a lot of uses for this besides as a toy for yuppies.
Jan 17th, 2012