British inventor and YouTuber James Bruton has a habit of solving problems nobody asked him to solve – and then solving them ...

The front wheel and fork that extends out Easy Rider -style is from a self-balancing robot he built a couple of months ago. This features a larger wheel shape that can go forward and back, while ...

Parallel parking is the worst. It is a challenge for both experienced drivers on the road and newbies in Driver’s Ed. But Canadian inventor William Liddiard has come to the rescue with omnidirectional ...

A little over a year ago, British tinkerer James Bruton surprised with an electrically powered bike that has two large balls ...

What if cars could turn on the spot, just like tanks? Wouldn't that be cool? And what if they could take things even further and move sideways? Well, that would certainly leave the Internet barren of ...

Here’s a 3D printed Hemispherical Omnidirectional Gimballed Drive system which you can make at home. That’s a mouthful which is why it is commonly referred to as a HOG drive. Never heard of one? Well ...

Omnidirectional wheels are one of the hardy perennials of the world of invention. There seems to be something about the prospect of effortless parallel parking that sets the creative juices of ...

If you've ever wanted to move sideways into and out of a parking spot or have a much smaller turning radius, Liddiard Wheels may soon have your answer. Inventor William Liddiard posted a video of what ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Omnidirectional wheels ...

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 ...

When it comes to transportation, we have always stuck to one direction, forward. In the movies and dreams of the future, the human race goes beyond this and creates vehicles which can go forward, back ...

Canadian commercial driver William Liddiard bet $60,000 of his own money and eight years of work that drivers would interested in a vehicle that moves in any direction. His proof of concept video ...