You could add bike wheels to inline skates, or just repurpose an old hoverboard into a functional omni wheel bike like inventor James Bruton. It wasn’t too long ago when these self-balancing hoverboards were the hottest thing on the market, but its Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) is really where all the magic happens.
The IMU is what works together with the gyroscope and controller to keep a hoverboard balanced. Bruton used this hardware for his creation, which is connected to 3D-printed omni wheels capable of turning in any direction. Since the bike uses the hoverboard controller and motors, the rider stays upright even when it starts to tip. What’s next? Installing thrusters on the bike to make it go forward.
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I love riding hoverboards, so I decided to see if we could use the electronics and wheels from one to make a bigger balancing omni-directional vehicle. Other channels have attempted this, but generally they just made the wheels bigger which result in more velocity and less torque than the hoverboard controller is expecting,” said Bruton.
