Honda UX-3

By Nick Mokey
September 25th, 2009

Come one, come all, to the carnival of oddities that is Honda’s R&D division. Witness Asimo: the humanoid robot, and the tragedies tragedies that sometimes befall him. Shield your children from the assisted walking system that looks straight from the pages of science fiction. Gawk at the motorcycle with an airbag. And recoil in terror at the UX-3, a unicycle that balances itself.

Or laugh.

Taking a cue from the Segway, Honda’s crack team of Japanese engineers have cooked up their own version of personalized transport. And instead of two wheels, it uses just one.

From the side, the UX-3 looks a bit like a cell splitting in two: two circles with a swoopy midsection connecting them. It’s quite simple: the top is a seat and the bottom is a wheel. But not just any wheel.

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