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Old 11-24-2003, 12:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
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FUCK the segway; I want this!

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orginally found here: http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2003...l_1104vow.html

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We love reading about new products and designs from Bombardier, mostly because besides building things like airplanes and subway cars, the privately held, Quebec-based company also builds fun stuff like Rotax karts, Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Bombardier ATVs, Sea-Doo sport boats and Johnson and Evinrude outboard engines.

No wonder, then, that they have produced an exciting answer to the Segway Human Transporter. Like the Segway, Bombardier's Embrio concept--a prototype that may or may not make production--uses gyroscope technology to balance riders but adds a dash of flair absent in the Segway, which we as car nuts find slightly nerdy.

The Embrio concept also uses one less wheel than the Segway and will attract, Bombardier hopes, a younger demographic. The vehicle is designed as a guess at what transportation in the year 2025 might look like.

It is a fascinating idea because it combines the simplicity and alternative-fuel technology of forward-thinking commuting vehicles with the excitement of "recreational" products like ATVs. Indeed, the Embrio could attract people who drive a more fun sort of vehicle, what with its motorcycle-derived styling cues and, like an ATV, the fact that you have to lean in order to turn.

The Embrio is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, a technology that creates power by mixing hydrogen and oxygen, ideally resulting in water as the only exhaust. Carmakers are also developing this technology for automobiles, and General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ) stands by its plan to sell hydrogen cars by 2010.

The Embrio also borrows several other advanced technologies from cars, like infrared night vision and an active suspension, which can vary its damping rates based on road conditions. Its riding position resembles that of a motorcycle, and it balances one or more passengers with a network of sensors and gyroscopes. To move the Embrio, you use an accelerator trigger on the left handlebar and a brake trigger on the right.

The vehicle is made of lightweight materials, like aluminum, magnesium and nylon. It weighs only 360 pounds.

Although Bombardier says the gyroscopes are enough to balance the Embrio, the vehicle is also kept longitudinally stable by a smaller wheel that operates like an airplane's landing gear. It touches the ground when the vehicle is stopped or just starting. Once the Embrio is in motion, the landing gear will retract when the vehicle reaches about 12 mph. During braking, the gear redeploys when the vehicle slows to 12 mph.
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has anyone seen vampire hunter d: bloodlust? ever since watching that i've known i've wanted one, now here they are. so so so so cool.
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Old 11-24-2003, 12:46 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Damn, I want one of these. Looks like a lot of fun.
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Old 11-24-2003, 05:44 AM   #3 (permalink)
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that would be so much cooler than a segway
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Old 11-24-2003, 06:56 AM   #4 (permalink)
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for some reason I thought of this...crotch rockets for the elderly.

they look really cool
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Old 11-24-2003, 08:26 AM   #5 (permalink)
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thats pretty cool... the front looks goofy tho...

but i always loved the vehicle the chick drove in vampire hunter d bloodlust...
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Old 11-24-2003, 09:55 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Smaller then that sagway junk and looks like loads for fun
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Old 11-24-2003, 09:57 AM   #7 (permalink)
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That is so fucking awesome! I need to own it.
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Old 11-24-2003, 10:02 AM   #8 (permalink)
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It's pretty cool but a horse is good for that sort of thing, too...
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Old 11-24-2003, 10:23 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I want one. Tons better than a Seg-gay.
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Old 11-24-2003, 10:48 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Yeah, it reminds me of D too...very cool!
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Old 11-24-2003, 10:53 AM   #11 (permalink)
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that's sweet!
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Old 11-24-2003, 03:06 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Cool!
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Old 11-24-2003, 05:45 PM   #13 (permalink)
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That is pretty damn dope.
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Old 11-24-2003, 06:08 PM   #14 (permalink)
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If I win the lottery, I will buy one.
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Old 11-24-2003, 07:19 PM   #15 (permalink)
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ahh a shield.. fuckin a' a shield in the front.. woot can we say tank police??!!?? lol

anyways.. yeah i want one but black and blood red with a daemon on the shield.. yeah i get one of those its going straight to a body shop for a make over paint job.. screw the price
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Old 11-24-2003, 07:40 PM   #16 (permalink)
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i want to see one in action. cool idea tho
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Old 11-24-2003, 08:52 PM   #17 (permalink)
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I love it but I only have one question.... How does it turn? By leaning?

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"To turn, the rider leans in the desired direction."- from the site.
I still don't see how unless the wheel isn't rotating on a fixed axis.

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Old 11-25-2003, 08:33 AM   #18 (permalink)
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No if it was highway legal..... that would be insane.
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Old 11-25-2003, 11:28 AM   #19 (permalink)
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it only goes 12 mph, i doubt it would be highway legal.

i say give me a damn bicycle. while this technology is cool, this and the segway are basically alternatives for going short distances at moderate speeds. it's not a replacement for a car, but basically if these things take over, no one will walk or ride their bike anywhere, they'll just hop on their little personal transport and get fatter and fatter.

but that's just my $.02
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Old 11-25-2003, 11:42 AM   #20 (permalink)
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it only goes 12 mph, i doubt it would be highway legal.
for those who care to <i>read the damn article</i>, you will see that it says that it lowers its front wheels when it decelerates past 12 mph for saftey reasons, the retracts it again when you've accelerated past 12 mph.
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Old 11-25-2003, 11:47 AM   #21 (permalink)
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it only goes 12 mph, i doubt it would be highway legal.
12 mph is the speed at which the extra wheel retracts. Max speed wasn't mentioned in the article.
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Old 11-25-2003, 01:39 PM   #22 (permalink)
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It looks cool. But calling it the embrio? What is the next gen of these things going to be called. The Fetus? This just leads to a whole line of bad jokes.

Hey Bob, your embrio is leaking. OH, my water must have broke, I have to go.

Hey Jim, there is a puddle under your Fetus. Oh that, that is just the after birth. It always happens after you ride it.
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Old 11-25-2003, 03:10 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Old 11-25-2003, 03:19 PM   #24 (permalink)
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I think it's a great concept. Probably not the most practical design, but i'm sure it will evolve into something we all might be riding some day, which is their intent in the first place
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