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U3-X Personal Mobility Prototype
With U3-X Honda rethinks the concept of personal mobility, providing the rider with freedom of movement in any direction forward, backward, sideways and diagonally by simply leaning slightly in the desired direction. The lightweight and compact one-wheeled device also features a foldable seat and retractable footrests. A lithium-ion battery pack provides power for up to one-hour of use and can be recharged by plugging in to a conventional household or office 120-volt power outlet. Weighing roughly 22 pounds, U3-X uses an advanced Honda proprietary balance-control system which derives from its research into human walking dynamics for the development of the ASIMO bi-pedal humanoid robot. To realize full freedom of movement in all directions, the U3-X also employs the worlds first omni-directional driving wheel system (Honda Omni Traction Drive System) which utilizes a series of concentrically mounted wheels a larger, forward and backward moving inner wheel and a series of smaller sideways moving outer wheels. Diagonal motion is achieved when both forward and sideways moving wheels operate in tandem. In addition, the compact size and one-wheel-drive design of U3-X was intended to provide user-friendly and pedestrian-friendly operation with low-mounted foot pedals that make it easy for the rider to reach the ground, and a seat height that places the rider at approximately the same eye-level as other people.
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The seat flaps are far too small for the vast bottoms that would inevitably be sitting on this type of device. Frequent use of the U3-X would probably take 20 years off anybody’s life expectancy.
Why to walk, lets all sit like retards and move around, why would we use hands, lets just become human plants and lets move around with mind controlled devices!
Inúltil that was completely sedentary
this is going to turn us into those fat asses from wall-e
buy a roundabout buy a rascal buy a eletric wheelchair with a blowstraw attachment. don’t buy this. i bought this and i will regret it everyday of my life until i expire
Honda! Dont sell this to us Americans! We’re just going to get lazier and fatter while we talk shit about you and play with our v8 trucks that are about to die at 75k miles! America is too damn proud to admit love for Honda, and from that pride spouts ignorance.
Before she undid those flaps I was like “You gotta let it rest in between your butt cheeks?” And then I got excited to see her sit on it hahaha. Ahh…
HOWEVER….i could so this become ..the next racing sensation..imagine have races with these ….would be so epic and fun…
Amazing technology no doubt, and i think it has its application…i.e for use with disabled persons…but beyond that..its just an exscuse to be lazy.
This video is bullshit. Nobody who would own one of those would have any friends.
cant wait to have office death races with this
@MultiIPwnage It’d be great in an office setting to get around the building, but long periods of sitting on this thing all day at a desk would eventually start to hurt as from the looks of it you have to be sitting in a pretty tensed seating position.
All-in-all, I find this thing rather ridiculous. It’ll probably cost a small fortune to buy one too, so no thanks, I’d rather keep my leg strength and not look like a complete and utter lazy tool.
Why is this video so weird…
@ValgeirBragi i dont think so, hardly…
esta vaina es para flojos !! teminaremos como los obesos de WALL-E
It could really help folks with disabilities, lazy people need to walk.
If I had one of these I would ride through town like a boss with my sunglasses on
Lazy americans are the perfect target market for it….
Oh please! This is bullshit.
I prefer the old fashioned donkey. : )
Very cool. Put it on your car… SideDriver. Drive allways.
THE FUTURE OFFICE CHAIR! I WANT ONE!
we have legs for a reason
@lolotnihil Lol, Fail Comment is fail. Secondly, I WASNT TALKING ABOUT THE HANDICAPPED. I’m takking about these people that are perfectly capable of walking, using this shit. So please, kill yourself, and have a nice day.
@lolotnihil Says the fool who felt the need to say so. (;
If you think this is technological ingenuity, please I beg you do not go into the business of inventing. We need things that better the world and the human mind. Not aid obesity. So here’s to YOUR stupid comment<3