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unibike

Uno: a Unicycle-Motorbike-Segway Hybrid

Sometimes a bike is just a bike... there's no photoshopping going on here, guys. This is Uno, of course, a segway/motorcycle mashup shown publicly for the first time at the recent Toronto National Motorbike show. Technically it has two wheels, but they're right next to each other and it does balance on them under its own power.
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12:50 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Kit Eaton
96,079 views, 113 comments

Latest by nutbastard: @Witchdame: "Considering where the bulk of the weight seems to be (ie: the rider on top), how do you prevent from being thrown forward when braking suddenly?" because the braking is done by leaning back, as on a segway. go too fast more »

robotic tweezers

Robotic Hand May Be Tiny, Has Strong Grip

Scientists have developed a pair of robotic hands that are both strong and sensitive. The tweezers can guide themselves to pick up and move individual cells without damaging them, and have a grip that can be as slight as 20 nanoNewtons of force. In fact, so advanced are the little grippers, that they can be hitched up to a microscope and, with the right software, function without human control. More below. More »

12:00 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By AddyDugdale
2,618 views, 8 comments

art

Is This The Best Mantrap I've Ever Seen?

For when a lasso won't do, may I recommend The Trap, an art installation by This Is Collective, a bunch of rather clever designers. The embroidered steaks on the bedspread, means it will only work on meat-eating sewing freaks, ladies. The Trap was on show at the Come Up To My Room installation in Toronto last week. [Gladstone Hotel via MoCo Loco]

8:44 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By AddyDugdale
18,707 views, 43 comments

clips

Toronto Cops Don't Like Bicycle Cars

While Fred Flintstone may appreciate the added efficiency of a pedal-powered car, members of the Toronto police department certainly do not. The product of artist Michel de Broin, the 1986 Buick Regal was entirely gutted and equipped with four independently geared bike pedal systems. Surprisingly enough, the system works pretty well, though we might have started the project with a smaller, lighter car. The first third or so of the video is a bit dull, but things pick up when the vehicle hits the road...at a whopping 5mph.

9:53 AM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Mark Wilson
5,947 views, 34 comments

Latest by Juxmodo: I hate cops for reasons like that. Sure, he wasn't openly a douche to them, but comeon, a tow truck?? I agree with the person who said they could have just escorted them around the corner to the studio if more »

toronto

Biggest BSOD of All Time?

At one of Toronto's locations of The Bay department store, four giant screens have suffered from the infamous Blue Screen of Death for days. You'd think that someone would, I dunno, turn off the freakin' screens. Or, at minimum, there's gotta be some 2.4gHz nanny cam feed they could leech for at least a few days before anyone complained. Because after the first 24 hours or so of BSOD, we begin to think that they like the aesthetic. [freshdaily]

9:03 AM on Fri Nov 9 2007
By Mark Wilson
242,093 views, 51 comments

Latest by n/a: @gizmodome: OS X does not have a BSOD. an OS X Kernel Panic looks like this: [en.wikipedia.org] - this image is overlayed in the centre of the screen. See? Macs look pretty even when they crash. @jeewaka: I get on fine more »