Not an email hoax: The Uno - Ben Gulak's Innovative Electric Motorbike


	Not an email hoax: The Uno - Ben Gulak's Innovative Electric Motorbike

zizzy

11-6-2009 8:19 PM

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zizzy says:

In 2007, the Uno won a second place Grand Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The machine also received a place in the Popular Science 2008 Invention Awards.
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-05/popsci-presents-2008-invention-awards

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11-6-2009 10:47 PM

antoniomilkbud

Very cool. another one here - http://hacknmod.com/hack/enicycle-a-self-balancing-motoized-unicycle/

11-7-2009 2:49 AM

zizzy

The Enicycle - simple to learn and fun to ride. I want one.

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