Gyroscopes are perfect to damper short impulses of external forces but will eventually succumb if a constant force, like gravity, is applied. Once the axis of rotation of the mass aligns with the axis ...

Harley-Davidson has a lot of work to do if it’s going to successfully transition from its current path of best-selling but waning heavyweight cruiser-style motorcycles into segments that attract a ...

Discover the self-balancing gyroscope car from the 1960s that never made it to production and learn how it functions. This ...

Alex Tremulis was an eclectic visionary who saw the future in swoops, curls, bubble tops, and hand-formed metal. At the precarious age of 19, without any training, he landed at Cord Automobile and ...

Fifty years after its debut at the 1967 International Automobile Show in New York City, the Gyro-X will re-emerge at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance as part of a class called “American Dream ...

Back in 1967, California-based Gyro Transport Systems built a prototype vehicle known as the Gyro-X. The automobile had just two wheels, one in front and one in the back and, as the car’s name implies ...

At the upcoming 45th Tokyo Motorshow (October 27 to November 5), Honda will introduce their new ‘Riding Assist-e’ self-balancing motorcycle. As the name suggests this motorbike is aimed at ...

Most self-balancing robots use some sort of circuitry like gyroscopes or accelerometers to keep them upright. Some bots however, can achieve nearly the same effect by far less complicated means. Meet ...

Shortly after BMW Motorrad unveiled its self-balancing Vision 100 Next motorcycle, Thrustcycle has unveiled their own version of a self-balancing bike. While there have been Segway-type self-balancing ...