> The onewheel design using a hub motor on a large wheel is quite distinctive and novel. Or not so much... The Chinese have long used wheelbarrows that feature

> The onewheel design using a hub motor on a large wheel is quite distinctive and novel. Or not so much... The Chinese have long used wheelbarrows that featured a centre-position wheel[1]. Adding a motor to that doesn't seem like a big leap of innovation to me. [1] http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/12/the-chinese-wheelbarrow.html http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/12/the-chinese-wheelbarr...