KickStick is a portable electric wheel on a stick that is capable of pushing a skateboard up to 48km/h (30 mph). The robotic oar is designed by Rise Robotics, fitted with a 2.75-horsepower motor, a replaceable batteries, and a wheel at the bottom that can propel the skateboarder. Rise Robotics will be launching an Indiegogo campaign soon.… Continue reading KickStick: A Portable Motorized Wheel On a Stick
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Skateboarding in Zero Gravity
Skateboarders Tony Hawk and Aaron “Jaws” Homoki attempted to pull off some weightless tricks on board Zero G aircraft. All content captured through the lenses of Sony 4K cameras. Check out the full video below.
HoverSeat: Sitting Attachment for Hoverboard
An inexpensive and creative idea, Florida-based company Boatstogo has designed an aluminum frame that attaches to hoverboard and holds a beach chair, transforming it into a min-vehicle for a more comfortable and safe ride. The HoverSeat is comfortable, and has many practical uses. It has Velcro strips attached to the flat surface to hold down… Continue reading HoverSeat: Sitting Attachment for Hoverboard
Lexus Has Created a Real Hoverboard
Lexus claims to have made a real working hoverboard that uses electromagnets and liquid nitrogen to float. The levitating board called Slide, and was tested at a specially-made skate park near Barcelona. Working with a team of scientists, Lexus took more than a year to work on the concept of the magnetic levitation hoverboard. To… Continue reading Lexus Has Created a Real Hoverboard
Crazy Downhill Skateboarding
This longboarder was doing quite well until the last sentence. He goes downhill extremely fast, traveling with a speed of 100 kph (60 mph), and when he gets to the bottom, he nearly gets hit by a bus! Watch the video below.
World’s First Skateboarding Cop
Officer Joel Zwicky, 40, “skateboard cop” combines his hobby with work to patrols neighborhoods and city streets on his customised board. And in a first of its kind anywhere in the world, Officer Zwicky now hopes to introduce a full unit consisting just skateboard cops. Watch the video below.
Onewheel: A Single-Wheeled Electric Skateboard
The Onewheel is a single-wheeled skateboard that uses an electric motor which gives the rider a feeling of gliding through the air. There are no hand controls, just lean forward to accelerate, lean backward to slow down and stop. The Onewheel can go from 4-6 miles on a single charge thanks to the 48V Lithium Nano-phosphate battery. It can be charged in two… Continue reading Onewheel: A Single-Wheeled Electric Skateboard