Having an actual retail product is another. Of course, having a working model is one thing. The controls are also designed to be easier to use and, if necessary, users can turn off the hoverboard remotely. The board now also promises to have a longer battery life and a more accessible USB charging system. A stronger hover engine, still based on their patented Magnetic Field Architecture or MFA, provides not only more efficient performance but also better balance. Performance is the other half, and the Hendo 2.0 aims to please.
Of course, appearance is only half the equation. With such a hi-tech machine, it was important to give riders an assurance of familiarity and control.
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Arx Pax say the potential could mean being able to isolate structures from unwanted movements, which could have huge applications for buildings in Earthquake zones. “If you don’t have to touch the ground, what more does that enable?” asks Greg. The Hendersons’ movie-inspired technology has led to not only a functional hoverboard, but also other fascinating hover applications.”Ī post shared by Tony Hawk the Hendersons this type of technology has the potential to make a real difference across a whole range of industries, including transportation, structural isolation, industrial automation and even space exploration. Now it’s time to start thinking about moveables,” she argues.Įven Bob Gale, the screenwriter and producer who created the original hoverboard concept for the Back to the Future film, is a fan of the design: “It was a total high riding the Hendo because it embodied what we were trying to create in 1989. They are not planning a wider release just yet, as the device is essentially a proof of concept. A post shared by the concept is more than just turning a science fiction vision into reality: “Essentially we are providing a tool,” explains Greg.Īrx Pax is making just 11 of the boards, to be shipped to backers of its initial Kickstarter funding campaign across the world: “Our second-generation hover engines which power Hendo 2.0 are stronger, more efficient, and open up new possibilities for the way we transport objects and people” says Jill Henderson, fellow co-founder of Arx Pax.
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