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Electric rollerblades go offroad with tank treads
Polish inventor Jack Skopinski recently debuted his latest electric people-mover: a set of battery-powered "off-road" rollerblades that handle dirt trails as well as they do city streets. Each boot is outfitted with a 350 W DC motor that propels the rider for up to 12 miles at speeds topping 9 MPH. Rather than proper wheels, these rollerblades sit atop rubber treads enabling riders to scoot across grass, gravel and dirt tracks with ease, if the promotional video (below) is any indication. The entire system is controlled by a wired, hand-held remote.
Angle grinder + rollerblades = hazardous transportation
While we've noticed a few DIY creations that fell in the "don't try this anywhere" category, the Go-llerblades just may take the cake. Without getting into too much detail (seriously, you'll want to view this one from a distance), strapping a modified angle grinder onto a rollerblade whilst carrying a backpack battery system enables a mettlesome individual to burn some serious rubber (or polyurethane) with next to no actual effort. Staying in control, however, becomes extremely challenging. We'd typically recommend hitting the links below (and catching the video after the jump) in order to give this a whirl yourself, but this time we'd visit strictly for the laughs. [Via Wired]Read - Go-llerblade creation, part IRead - Go-llerblade creation, part II
Solar-powered rollerblading Dubya-bot chariot
Modern advancements in rickshaw / chariot designs have given drivers' tired legs a chance to rest, but why not remove the driver altogether and employ a solar-powered, rollerblading robot in effigy of George W. Bush dressed as a Roman warrior? Unorthodox transportation inventor Bob Schneevis, also a professor of neurology at Stanford, juices up this 2-person chariot with two 24-volt batteries powered by solar panels on the roof of his garage. The Dubya-faced bot goes into rollerblading mode (a legs vs. wheels efficiency experiment) to tow the 2-wheeled chariot for a politically-charged, yet enviro-friendly ride. Yes, Schneevis isn't exactly subtle with the presidential propaganda, but we highly encourage you to focus on what's really important: applying green energy methods to rollerblading robot-powered chariots.[Via Autoblog Green]
