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A monowheel or uniwheel is a type of one-wheeled, single-track vehicle. Unlike the unicycle , a monowheel consists of a large, hollow wheel that loops above and around the driver. Monowheels are typically powered by an engine as with a motorcycle , with a chassis securing the steering, driver's seat, and propulsion mechanism to the interior of ...
The Uno was unveiled at the Toronto Spring Motorcycle Show in 2008, [9] and won a Top-10 prize on Popular Science's list of 2008 Invention Awards. [10] On the CBC series Dragons' Den , Gulak was given $1,250,000 in venture capital for a 20% share in further development.
A hand-power monowheel was patented in 1869 by Richard C. Hemming [2] with a pedal-power unit patented in 1885. [3] Various motorized monowheels were developed and demonstrated during the 1930s without commercial success [4] and Charles F Taylor was granted a patent for a "vehicle having a single supporting and driving wheel" in 1964 after some 25 years of experimentation. [5]
Despite there being self-balancing unicycles and concept vehicles built by hobbyists prior to Wood's invention, he is attributed as the first to make one available commercially. Wood is the founder of Focus Designs, a company that distributes the self-balancing unicycle that Wood invented. [1] He spent more than two years developing the technology.
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Another idea is the flike, a sort of flying motorcycle/helicopter. [36] Whike are sail-powered trikes, which may or may not be motorized depending if one considers a sail to be a type of motorization. [further explanation needed] There is another arrangement of three-wheel, with the wheels in a line; this is so far pretty rare. [37]