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Ready to Take A Hoverbike Spin?

June 24, 2017

Could electric-powered hoverbikes be the hot thing from Santa this year?

Remember the hoopla over the hoverboard toy that was a Christmas favorite? Tech toy lovers and sports enthusiasts have new reason for excitement this year: a rideable hoverbike.

Hoversurf, a Russian drone company, released a video showcasing the Scorpion-3, a single-seat, electric powered hoverbike. In developing the hoverbike, the manufacturer says it focused on combining a motorcycle with quadcopter drone technology to create “an extreme sports instrument,” according to TheVerge.com. The design is inspired by heavy-duty sports utility motorbike frames, and the bike's movement mimics surfing through the air by changing altitude and direction.

The craft is aimed at both amateur and professional riders, and it employs its own custom-built software to impose limits on range and velocity to ensure a safe ride. The hoverbike is a crowdfunding project so of course, it’s looking for those brave investors.

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Beth Stackpole, contributing writer | Contributing Editor, Automation World

Beth Stackpole is a veteran journalist covering the intersection of business and technology, from the early days of personal computing to the modern era of digital transformation. As a contributing editor to Automation World, Beth's coverage traverses a range of industries and technologies, including AI/machine learning, analytics, automation hardware and software, cloud, security, edge computing, and supply chain. In addition to her high-tech and business journalism work, Beth writes an array of custom editorial content and thought leadership pieces.