James Bruton is a serial crazy-contraption inventor, from a Lego longboard to a self-balancing mecanum-wheeled "Screw bike." Now he's done it again with might be the most bizarre, big-red-balled ...

James Bruton’s omnidirectional bike project redefines traditional mobility by introducing a vehicle capable of moving seamlessly in any direction. Balancing on two rigid spheres, or Walking Globes ...

Famous British inventor James Bruton is relentless in his exploration of wacky robotics and unconventional mobility systems. The latest project he's been working on is a sidewinding chopper-style omni ...

Various bike and motorcycle manufacturers have toyed with the idea of self-balancing two-wheelers, but none fitted their creations with balls instead of wheels. James Bruton, a British YouTuber and ...

England-based YouTuber James Bruton just reinvented the wheel by replacing it with a ball. The former toy designer built a self-balancing motorcycle that’s capable of moving in just about any ...

James Bruton has developed a prototype one-ball balancing bike capable of moving in any direction while maintaining stability. The design incorporates custom omni-wheels with aluminum cores and 216 ...

Those last two are referred to as omni-bikes, and the fifth member of that exclusive club is a sidewinding chopper-style ride featuring two omni-wheels mounted most oddly. As with many of Bruton's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maintaining wheel alignment, ensuring consistent velocity across all directions, and achieving dynamic balance were critical ...

"This is amazing, it's one of the best things I've ever built!" exclaimed YouTube inventor James Bruton as he churned around a car park atop his freshly-finished self-balancing four-wheel-screw-drive ...

A little over a year ago, British tinkerer James Bruton surprised with an electrically powered bike that has two large balls instead of two wheels. With his new creation, he goes a step further: This ...

A year ago James Bruton demonstrated a custom self-balancing bike that rolled around on a pair of big red inflatable balls. For 2026 he’s both simplified the bike by reducing it to just a single ball, ...