Is this for realz?
https://m.hammacher.com/product/autobalancing-electric-skateboard
1 Like
Unfortunately stupidity isn’t fake news…
4 Likes
Self balancing…cause it has 3 wheels? 
Gotta admit their promo video was pretty entertaining. Terribly translated Chinese marketing material narrated in a perfect American voice. Groundbreaking.
1 Like
Hammacher Schlemmer. Very German sounding, from Shenzhen.
The thing has an in-built Bluetooth speaker. Awesomeness.
1 Like
Don’t forget the appearance patent too!
for people with more dollars than sense
Half of the Alibaba electric skateboard listings state that they are “self balancing”. I presume they just copy pasta’d their hoverboard listings
1 Like
What the what now?
must be good. it uses springs.
and … steering mechanism invention technology. it’s got that new tech.
1 Like
that hilarious piece of junk aside, I’ve often thought ‘auto-level when slamming on brakes’ would be an ideal evolution for esk8.
I have a feeling that’s the self-balancing mini hoverboard drivetrain in there, which may mean it is self-correcting before going into a death wobble? idk lol
1 Like
May we hear more about this idea? How would it sense level?