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Fuel Cell Balancing Act
This hydrogen fuel cell powered,
gyroscopically balanced,
one-wheeled recreational and
commuting vehicle provides an
extraordinary vision of the kind
of personal transport we could be
using in the near future.
The design brief for Bombadier
EMBRIO Concept was to "create
highly innovative, functional and
exciting products to exceed
people's recreational needs" and
find the "next thing" in
recreational vehicles. The result
is a futuristic and minimalistic
one-wheeler that is as about far
away as you can get from the
conventional image of a uni-cycle
- a mode of transport normally
associated with circuses and
street parades.
The riding position will be
similar to a motorcycle with a
complex series of sensors and
gyroscopes balancing passengers
on the single wheel. The rider
activates a trigger on the left
handlebar to accelerate and turns
are made by shifting body-weight
rather than actually
steering.
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