This is basically a Segway, which is essentially an electric wheelchair with higher spec motors and battery.
All of the above sell for more than $1000 dollars, probably because that's just what the hardware costs :-(
Likely, the problem is over engineering. Segways and electric wheelchairs will often run for several years without needing new parts, and are expensively engineered to not catch fire.
In reality, Segways and the OneWheel are toys for most people. You can buy a toy remote control car for much less than a bomb disposal robot, because it's far lower quality. I think a toy quality device for toy grade use would have a bigger market.
The whole is more than the sum of the parts. The first Mustang off the line costs millions of dollars, but not because that car has millions of dollars of parts in it rather because making the car is more than just bolting the steel together.
These guys didn't grab an Arduino from Amazon and wire it to a pawn shop unicycle.
All of the above sell for more than $1000 dollars, probably because that's just what the hardware costs :-(
Likely, the problem is over engineering. Segways and electric wheelchairs will often run for several years without needing new parts, and are expensively engineered to not catch fire.
In reality, Segways and the OneWheel are toys for most people. You can buy a toy remote control car for much less than a bomb disposal robot, because it's far lower quality. I think a toy quality device for toy grade use would have a bigger market.