The UNO: One cool mashup

Is it a motorcycle? Sort of. Is it a segway? Sort of. The UNO is a one-of-a-kind vehicle that was showcased at the 2008 National Motorcycle Show in Canada.

This cool new creation was invented by an 18-year-old prodigy called Ben J. Poss Gulak. His interest and creative mojo come from growing up around his grandpa’s basement machine shop. And even without any formal training, he has devoted most of his life to fun projects like model trains, rockets and of course his masterpiece: The UNO.

According to Ben, the machine is very simple to operate (there are no controls except the on-off switch). To go forward, you simply push your body forward to tilt the UNO. To back-up, you just lean your body backwards. The farther you lean, the faster it goes (this was accomplished with custom-made computer software that reads the gyro’s input and tells the computer how much to accelerate).

Aside from it’s obvious coolness, the UNO is completely electric… so it’s as green as they come. To learn more about “tomorrow’s transportation” watch for updates at the UNO’s official site.