25 September 2009

Honda U3-X: Personal Vehicle

Self-balancing vehicles occupy an increasingly strong position in the world of electronic novelties, and the next major step in this direction made the company Honda, has announced its new product under the symbol Honda U3-X. The carried out in a certain similarity Unicycle (unicycle), a personal vehicle is based on more than one wheel, but a few. Moreover, each of these wheels can operate independently of the others, and this means that Honda U3-X can move in any direction, not just back and forth, but also to the side and diagonally. A control of the machine is carried out, as in the Segway, a simple push on the seat. The current version of U3-X has the status of an experimental model, the battery charge sufficient for one hour, and its weight is slightly less than 10 kg. Portable machine is ensured not only by its compact dimensions, but also the design, providing a folding seat and footrest. Honda plans to introduce a prototype next month at the Tokyo Motor Show.









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