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The Flying Nimbus – A high-power, self-balancing transportation contraption

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Recently finished a self-balancing skateboard contraption, and thought you folks might be interested. Its more intro micro-controller and heavier on the machining side, but, it was an interesting experience on iterative design.

Fantastic work. It looks like a lot of fun. Any plans to bring down the weight and produce one for sale?

I have two nephews that would flip out with joy if they got one of these.

Have you heard of One Wheel?

http://rideonewheel.com/

That's an expensive wheel!

I rode an early version, it's pretty fantastic.

That looks absolutely amazing! The large wheel makes it a lot more usable imo.

But what's plan b when something goes wrong? On the electric skateboards you can at least break in the good old fashion way.

People have been riding skateboards/longboards without brakes for many years now. Plan "B" is often a good set of pads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9yL5usLFgY

Looks way better than the MotoTec Wheelman.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=42682786&...

Thanks!

I owned an earlier generation of the Wheelman: http://www.dersh.com/dershstock/DS05/Wheelman.jpg

It was really hard on your shins!

My favorite part was that the drive train in that generation meshed directly into the knobs on tires.

Do you have a video that doesn't require Flash?

vimeo should run direct html5, try this: https://vimeo.com/111388356

Skating in the woods!?! You gotta put this in production man! Kickstart it on kickstarter or something.

Super nice project, congrats. This sentence is missing a 'controller': "so i opted to tap the fans into the motor housing.", and further down it has ', for affed effect, I '

I'm really really jealous about all the nice toys you get to work with and what a great place where 'scrap' of this quality is available. Tinkerers paradise :)

Stupid safety question, but why does your contraption lack a wheel well for the wheel? Otherwise, awesome!

Mechanically stronger too! (it would be mostly under tension)

Do I have to be pure of heart to be able to ride it?

If it balances to be perfectly level, does that mean on hills it scrapes?

If so, any plans to put proximity sensors under the sides to help it determine what "level" is?

Looks amazing and fun, thanks for sharing! Please post if they are ever going on sale or kickstarting as I'd love to have one.

That is so cool. Not quite as cool as a hoverboard, but closer than anything I've seen so far!

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/21/technology/hoverboard-s...

Their hoverboard works. I believe they now have a kickstarter too.

It works only using a specific metallic surface.

Reminds me of http://solowheel.com

holy CRAP that's cool. I want one. (and one for my kid)

finally we can do mounted archery in da city!

Presenting: the Schmoboard :-)

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