MythBuster Adam Savage + SBU (Self-Balancing Unicycle)
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Adam Savage of the MythBusters receives his SBU, an electric self-balancing unicycle by Focus Designs Inc.
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Video by: Valeo Visual (valeovisual.com/) - Наука та технологія
The amount of improvement over 10 years are amazing
You now get this kind of thing that could go 60 mph
Not that i could afford it
But still cool
@@vladimirlenin843 I knew you were still alive! Everyone said I was crazy but I knew it!!
I’m from 2021, try any electric unicycle from gotway, kingsong, or inmotion. You’ll love it.
Not so sure about GW… 😅
I have a king song. Never knew this video existed.... 13 years ago. Wow
Love my begode(gotway) exn and my two kingsongs. The future is great.
The SBU utilizes gyro and accelerometer sensors. You can read all about it at the Focus Designs' website. (see the link in the upper right)
he should try the new EUC, it made big progress in the decade
@Trippyeuc I just rode KS22 but prefer my KS18L, have 60K km in 8 years of riding
And now in 2020 monocycles dominating the world!
The amazing predecessor to the widespread EUCs nowadays
Still can't beat the real feel and the real skill of a real unicycle
Try a modern day EUC.
I am from 2019.
Try Gotway Tesla, bro. Feel the difference!
I am from 2021.
Try the Sherman bro. Feel the POWER
Im from 2021. Try the monster pro 24" and expierence crazy speed!
@@killianelson Yeah they're becoming insane now. Can't wait to see what comes out in the near future.
@@killianelson I prefer torque.
RS is more interesting, dynamic and maneuverable
I ride a unicycle, mountain bike, motorcycle, "others", run marathons too, and I'm going to get one. The things I enjoy the most in life, are the ones I ride!
They've advanced so much today.
Yeah, 1901 by Phoenix. Great song.
It’s a shame this company didn’t have success, they had a great concept that others have taken and made amazing machines out of. Does anyone know if they had and sold a patent?
you know its gotta be awesome when real unicyclists love the idea
The self balancing unicycle market is growing exponentially in the last couple of years. It's too bad American companies can't be competitive with Chinese in this market. But I love my Chinese made Begode Nikola+ 40 mph electric unicycle though.
Man i want One It Looks Totally Cool
Cause there were tons of moments where I've thought.. gd I love my unicycle.
@RawMaggots It is self-balancing in the forward-backward movement. The rider balances left and right by twisting it. The speed is controlled by leaning forward to go and back to stop.
well lets see. It has a component (the box under the seat i would guess) that senses the riders balance and leaning and helps to cancel it out by leaning the other way.
I want one, add armrests and a more comfortable seat and it's basically like you never left your chair while you move around.
"I dont know what to do with my hands."
Great song BTW. Just saw them live. Awesome.
It is really the futureeeeeee
This is an amazing song
Pogar Johnson the song is 1901 by Phoenix
I WANT ONE!!
If you like this you will love the AirWheel, check out the videos on UA-cam. No seat, you balance on the foot pads at the wheel axle. Looks like lots of fun and lots more compact.
the song makes the video better :)
@Segsby I know you love your Segway, but you have to concede some points. The SBU weighs 24lbs, is no wider than a pedestrian and has a price tag of only $1499. I'm not saying that the Segway doesn't have it's advantages too, it has plenty. You should be happy that there is another car alternative for green electric commuting which is much more affordable, easy to transport and safe for pedestrians.
Can't the Segway and SBU be friends? They have the same goals and complement each other well.
If you put Phoenix on any video it seems like the best video on the internet
I ride a unicycle and man do I want one these's!
i want one!
With that set up you should go with a pedal free wheel eu, which you slow or stop w/rejuvenate breaking...
very cool very very cool
@ErlendYo91 the 'cycle' part refers to the wheel, not the act of peddling. It would also be valid to refer to this as a one wheeled motorcycle.
I was super proud of this guy, and then saw that he drives a prius
So does anybody think of the Comic/Cartoon B.C. when they see this?
:o Daniel wood goes to my church I didn't even know that he made this!
huh now i want one just so i could ride to school
This is cool.
I have been practicing for HOURS on how to learn a real unicycle, on a damn 16 inch wheel no less. AND YOU GUYS ARE PROUD OF THIS? I can get TEN BIG STEPS before I fall.
WHAT NOW!!!!
lol love the idea, but god it makes all my work seem absolutely worthless XD
be the only kid on your block to own one.
"They just want to hurt you"
Speaking of which, check that look a passenger of the Tram gives to the man with the SBU at 2:48
I want to try trials and street on this!!!
It's like you have to sit straight up or you will fall over. And it would have been cool if you could back up on it by leaning back as well.
A 36" one of these would be awesome.
A coast on a unicycle is when you put both feet on the frame and it carrys on going... which is what your doing all the time with the SBU.. A Star coast is when you extend both legs in the air so that all your weight is going through your butt.
Yeah, Kris Holm said he had a go on the Unicyclist forum. I'll defiently watch it when some one uploads it to the web!
Hmm, How about hoping? Oo! or side riding?! One more question.. Can you do a "Stand still"
I think it's a good concept, but, I can't help hating it since it takes all the skill and effort people put into riding a unicycle.
AMAZING!
@computerdl It's the same side to side balance as a regular unicycle. You would only need to learn the speed control...lean forward to go, back to stop.
Yeah, and that's why the girls in their 11th playlist video was getting the hang of it much quicker than the guys who were fumbling over themselves who kept scuffing the pavement with their feet like noobs.
I wanna try this so bad. I wouldn't want to get it and be to scared to ride it.
Nice job!
Loved it
awesome work. great video too!
Me thinks I just got tricked into watching a 3 minute commercial. I want one
Idling? Yeah. Backwards riding? Oh yeah! Wheel walking? It pedals for you, so yeah. I'm not sure what star-coasting is. Kris Holm was filmed riding it and doing tricks which should air on the Discovery Channel in a month or two.
@Segsby Common sense please... It's a uni-cycle. What's the worst that could happen? You fall backwards/forwards and you land on your feet/arse. It's not being used to transport elderly patients between operating rooms lol.
It's 1901 by Phoenix.
it'd be cool if it had handle bars to use as somewhere to put your hands because it looks awkward just letting your arms just dangle plus with handle bars i'd bet the learning curve would be a lot easier having acceleration and braking controlled from that like a regular bike or just something to pull and push so you don't feel like your going to fall off
Probably!
They see me rollin
They hatin
Patrolling they tryin to catch me ridin dirty
it all made sense when i saw the prius
Сейчас это очень мощные и быстрые устройства, прогресс на лицо
@Jagster182
I agree. Manual unicycles are more challenging than an SBU, more adrenalin!
Things have moved on a lot, some of the EUC’s they are making now are really impressive.
Try a modern day EUC. Thank me later.
The trouble with all these new transportations is that your legs do no exercise.
If you had something like this invention where you could also pedal, you could save battery, and get more blood circulation due to exercise.
I am from 2021. Try the begode EXN feel the difference!
keep working on it, man, and don't worry, i practiced for hours and hours riding along a wall. think i spent like 10 hours over two days in the summer getting it down. unfortunately i broke the one i was borrowing from practicing hopping curbs and it wasn't meant for that :D if you want some inspiration, check out kris holm, dan heaton and shaun johanneson (think i spelled the last one right). just keep riding and have fun!
awesome
@DesireSpasm Unicyclists hate the idea until they try it. But yeah, it's an electric personal transport more than a conventional unicycle. So compare it to the $6000 Segway instead of a $50 unicycle.
This is really cool... but there is this high-teck thing I found called a manual balancing unicycle. That is how I learned to unicycle.
imagine the robots they cud build with that technology.
lol the prius at the end!
I love it
@madtoolman yeah. when all you're left watching is their plant in the green shirt its like the scene from the blues brothers: "Somethings wrong.." "Where's Jake"?
2:56 it would be cool if you could fold it up on a subway, making it heavier, but more portable
I would love one of these, looks like a fun way to get around, costs more than my motorbike however and furthermore I have a unicycle, it cost £80 and it is far greener than any EV, no really it is literally green! I'm getting better, I can see the day it becomes the way I make all those short journeys and as it's so compact I can carry it just about anywhere and it requires effort on my part to balance, move, turn or stop, more satisfying IMO and I could 20 for the price of 1self balancer
Just a stray thought about mechanical input...great product, great idea. Best of luck with it and don't let the internet trolls get you down!!
Huh! This is interesting! As a college student, the price tag is a little high for me... But I really think this is a neat device.
Keep it up guys, hope you sell a bunch.
Learning on a real one is more fun.
you say "lean forward to go forward lean bak to go back" .
does this mean when the seat post is leaning forward(notperpendicular to the ground) the unicycle will drive forward or does it mean when your centre of gravity is infront of the axle it will drive forward?
I rode a "normal" unicycle across the Golden Gate bridge!
I LIVE IN PORTLAND!
If this is possible so are Air Treks!
umm....guys what happends when u hit a crack or a hole on the ground????do u fall??
Ah! this is when they tested if you can hold onto a moving vehicle!
i don't understand. how is it self balancing if you can still fall over on it? what does it do? why is this easier than a regular unicycle?
I can see an improved version of this technology being used to create robots that use a single wheel for mobility. Kinda random, I know. XD
Congratulations, you successfully burnt 2 calories touring that city.
self-balancing is great - why not 2 side-by-side wheels?
I have a hurt cow could a cow ride on 2 of these things?
I would Want one except i have the cronic fear of cracking my head open while doing things like that
yes, wear all recommended safety equipment, im guessing as shown in your video? ;)
But what tricks can you do on it!? Idling? Backwards riding? Wheel Walking? How about a star-Coast!?
This is a definite improvement over the intrusive, sidewalk hogging Segway -- I'd love to see porky airport cops on one of *these*!
How about a challenge here: Would it be possible to include pedal-power input into the motor & self-stabilizing mechanism (think clutches, co-drive of the motor etc.).
The SBU has redundancy, the riders legs when they jump off. We're not going to the moon here. It's no safer than a regular unicycle (which can be pretty dangerous) so wear all recommended safety equipment =)
is that hard to ride after you actually know how to ride a unicycle?
like the feeling you get when you ride a bike with training wheels?
how many modes of transportation does that guy in the green shirt need?
A Tumblebug (Heinlein "The Roads Must Roll" 1940)
One of my favorite Heinlein stories. Can't say why, but it's interesting
I admit I was not sure about self balancing. In this case, is that because YOU balance it, or it tries to provide balance for you? It's not like a segway is it?
actually it's both. you balance the side to side like a bike while it balances forwards and back controlling your speed.
you just described an electric wheelchair haha
I do know a few things about websites. If you'd had 2 mil. hits/month you woudn't be begging for a free unicyle here. They'd worth some money.