Check This Out From Honda

[cf2112]

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuIJRsAuCHQ&feature=popt02uzzzzzzzzzzzz"]YouTube- U3-X Personal Mobility Prototype[/nomedia]

 

[BagfullofPings]

The technology is cool, but I want to see a 300lb person on it.

 

[Stew]

Yeah, I saw this at SAE world congress last week. Pretty neat.

 

[W.B.]

Cool technology, but if I'm not fat enough and lazy enough yet I'm glad Honda can help me take it to the next level.

 

[danthebugman]

Cool technology, but I can't really see that being anything other than a lazy person's toy. And there are way too many lazy people out there so maybe it will do well.

Dan

 

[terrantheman]

No way would I trust that to hold my fat ass!

 

[Alwayslit]

Cool technology, but if I'm not fat enough and lazy enough yet I'm glad Honda can help me take it to the next level.

........LOL, exactly what I was thinking.

 

[Treinenwj]

It's just a motorized unicycle.

 

[mav_sd]

It's just a motorized unicycle.

But the question is this: Will a motor finally make the unicycle cool?

 

[BrooksW]

Screw this, give me a jet pack!

http://video.adultswim.com/robot-chicken/jet-pack-testing.html

~brooks

 

[kmckinn3]

Pretty cool concept but my legs are working just fine

 

[Jfire]

The next thing for extremely obese people to use in Walmart! And Im talking 30 year olds.

 

[ciggy]

Wow..Man I would love that. I'ts hard for me to stand for long periods or walk very far due to my ilnesses. This would really be a nice thing for me to use.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

The technology is cool, but I want to see a 300lb person on it.

Yep, that would have made for a much better demonstration for me.

 

[GoingPostal]

The technology is cool, but I want to see a 300lb person on it.

wont do it, they figure a 300 lb person would be to lazy to carry that thing around.

 

[Craig Mac]

Interesting concept for sure.... but, I noticed when watching the video how often the women on them kept touching their toes to the floor as if they weren't balanced well, or it could just be not comfortable riding it. Also, how it never seemed to "sit still", there was always movement even if it was slight. This will likely be way over priced if released and really not that useful anyway to the consumer(much like the asimo robot), but these technologies seem like they could be useful, be it for future robotics or medical applications such as assisting handicapped people

Another question I would have is, when the battery runs out does it just dump you on your ass?

 

[Cigary43]

I like it because of the fact it could help people who are disabled and aren't able to get around like the rest of us. Think of what this would mean to someone who could finally get out into the world and experience what you and I take for granted everyday? Most disabled people tire within minutes or are unable to sustain walking for more than a few minutes at a time. Thinking outside the box on this thing is better than thinking of things in terms of ourselves and what it can do for us individually. Just my 2 cents here.