Science Illustrated

Zigzag through traffic in a driverless motor bike

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The conceptual Cyclotron motor bike is to take advantage of two- wheeled vehicles’ ability to keep on going, although cars are not moving forward. Cyclotron will be driverless and seat two passengers. Among the motor bike’s most important elements are two gyroscopes located at the bottom of the vehicle. Each gyroscope is made up of a horizontal metal disc that rotates its own axis 10,000 times per minute. When a disc rotates, it generates force perpendicu­larly to the disc. By tilting the discs inside the gyroscopes, the force can be controlled and used to stabilise the motor bike. The two rotating discs enable Cyclotron to remain in an upright position, even when waiting at a red light or being involved in a collision.

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