This 360-degree self-balancing scooter is a Segway for the impractical
First there was the Segway, which promised to revolutionize cities but mostly changed the life of mall cops and tour guides. Then the hoverboards arrived, which were great except for how sometimes they explode. And then there was nothing new for a little bit.
“The inverted pendulum has been thoroughly mined for personal transportation innovations!” we sighed contentedly to ourselves.
But what we didn’t expect was Üo, which was spotted by Gizmodo earlier today.
Short for Über-ball, Üo is a self-balancing scooter that uses a single sphere for its “wheel,” and which can move and turn in any direction. It also looks like a JPL Mars rover prototype. The passenger platform balances on top of a solid rubber ball, and three motors…
